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Faze vs Fawe - What's the difference?

faze | fawe |

As a verb faze

is to frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative), to perturb, to disconcert.

As an adjective fawe is

fain; glad; delighted.

faze

English

Alternative forms

* feaze

Verb

(faz)
  • (informal) To frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative), to perturb, to disconcert.
    • Jumping out of an airplane does not faze him, yet he is afraid to ride a roller coaster.

    Usage notes

    * Citations for in the start in 1830; usage was established by 1890. * The word phase is sometimes used incorrectly for ; they are distinct terms.

    Related terms

    * (l)

    References

    fawe

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) fain; glad; delighted
    • (Chaucer)
    (Webster 1913)