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Fazed vs Frazzled - What's the difference?

fazed | frazzled |

As verbs the difference between fazed and frazzled

is that fazed is (faze) while frazzled is (frazzle).

As an adjective frazzled is

frayed at the edges.

fazed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (faze)

    • 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

    frazzled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (frazzle)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • frayed at the edges
  • stressed and exhausted either physically or emotionally

    • Derived terms

    * frazzledness * unfrazzled