fazed
Left off balance
Fazed means disturbed or unsettled, almost always appearing in negative constructions: She wasn't fazed by the criticism, Nothing fazes him.
The word suggests someone remains calm or unflustered when you might expect otherwise.
Often confused with phased, which relates to stages or timing.
Disturbed and uneasy
- unnervedMade anxious or unsettled
- rattledDisturbed and unsettled
- shakenDisturbed or agitated
- discomposedDisturbed from tranquility
flustered · perturbed · disquieted · thrown · disturbed · bothered · troubled · dismayed
Intimidated into hesitation
- cowedIntimidated into submission
- overawedSilenced by greatness
- intimidatedMade fearful by threat
- spookedFrightened into alertness
unnerved · alarmed · frightened · deterred · discouraged · demoralized · disheartened · psyched out
Thoroughly puzzled and confused
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- puzzledConfused by something unclear
- nonplussedPerplexed into silence
flummoxed · disoriented · befuddled · dumbfounded · confounded · stumped · mystified · thrown off
Emotionally undisturbed, placid
- unbotheredNot disturbed or concerned
- unshakenRemaining firm and steady
- unmovedNot stirred physically/emotionally
- composedCalm and self-possessed
calm · imperturbable · unflappable · coolheaded · collected · steady · stoic · nonchalant
disconcerted
Disturbed and uneasy
discomposed · flustered · perturbed · disquieted · thrown · disturbed · bothered · troubled · dismayed · put off
daunted
Intimidated into hesitation
- cowedIntimidated into submission
- overawedSilenced by greatness
- intimidatedMade fearful by threat
spooked · unnerved · alarmed · frightened · deterred · discouraged · demoralized · disheartened · psyched out · browbeaten
bewildered
Thoroughly puzzled and confused
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- puzzledConfused by something unclear
nonplussed · flummoxed · disoriented · befuddled · dumbfounded · confounded · stumped · mystified · thrown off · discombobulated
unruffled
Emotionally undisturbed, placid
- unbotheredNot disturbed or concerned
- unshakenRemaining firm and steady
- unmovedNot stirred physically/emotionally
composed · calm · imperturbable · unflappable · coolheaded · collected · steady · stoic · nonchalant · equanimous
- uneasyanxious, nervous, jittery, edgy, tense
- astonishmentamazement, awe, wonder, wonderstruck, awestruck
- embarrassmentembarrassed, blush, humiliated, mortify, mortified
fazedunfazed
Not disturbed or disconcerted
unperturbed · composed · unruffled · calm · unbothered
fazedencouraged
Gave support and confidence
emboldened · reassured · heartened · comforted · confident