as in to embarrass
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
the collapse of part of the scenery didn't faze the actors one bit, and they just carried on
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For companies such as Netflix, Apple or Amazon that have bigger cushions and stakeholders who are traditionally more comfortable with risk, big-budget films going straight to streaming may not faze investors.
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Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
As a former prosecutor, the baying of the Commons does not usually faze him.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
However, Jennifer didn’t seem to be fazed by the RHOSLC dispute.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
None of this seems to faze the star who’s uninterested in running away from the spotlight.
—Waiss Aramesh, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
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Verb
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Please consider it before possibly embarrassing yourself.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ukraine has also used long-range drones to disrupt Russia’s war machine and embarrass the Kremlin by striking targets on Russian soil.Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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While the technical side of blockchain may still confuse most people, the concept of digital currency is mainstream.Lisa Loud, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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But also tossed into the mix is electronic warfare, and its ability to confuse, throw off and shut down navigation systems on weapons flying across the battlefield each day.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Does Miss Manners have a suggestion for a polite way of indicating that, since they couldn’t be bothered to acknowledge the first gift, subsequent gifts should not be solicited?Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Never bothered to call, to write, to send the odd telegram.EW.com, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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For that reason, presidents and secretaries of state have often been annoyed or flustered by it.Gary J. Bass, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2017
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This is the same Minnesota defense that flustered a roster that had Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal on the same team.Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2024
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Trump, who has held an edge on the economy in most polls, has been going full bore on the issue, proposing a bevy of individual tax breaks and general tariffs that could rattle the world of international trade.Tobias Burns, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Just before our trip began, a group of St. Louis Neo Nazis had draped swastikas on an overpass in an act of pre-election saber rattling.Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Faze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faze. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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