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Faze vs Worried - What's the difference?

faze | worried |

As verbs the difference between faze and worried

is that faze is to frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative), to perturb, to disconcert while worried is past tense of worry.

As an adjective worried is

thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.

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.

    References

    worried

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
  • She was worried about her son who had been sent off to fight in the war.

    Derived terms

    * unworried

    Verb

    (head)
  • (worry)
  • Derived terms

    * worriedly * worriedness

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