fazing
Throwing someone off
Fazing means disturbing or disconcerting someone's composure.
Usually appears in negative constructions: Nothing fazes her, He wasn't fazed by the criticism.
The word suggests an ability (or inability) to be thrown off balance by challenges or surprises.
Often confused with phasing, which relates to stages or transitions.
Causing loss of composure
- disconcertingCausing unease or confusion
- disquietingCausing unease or worry
- rattlingProducing rapid knocks
- discomfitingCausing embarrassment or unease
perturbing · jarring · disorienting · flustering · shaking · daunting · troubling · bothering
Impossible to understand
- bewilderingCausing utter confusion
- perplexingCausing mental confusion
- mystifyingCausing complete confusion
- puzzlingCausing confusion or bewilderment
confounding · disorienting · befuddling · muddling · flummoxing · stumping · addling · bamboozling
Interfering with normal function
- derailingGoing off course
- distractingDrawing attention away
- sidetrackingDiverting from main purpose
- throwing offCausing to falter
unnerving
Causing loss of composure
- disconcertingCausing unease or confusion
- disquietingCausing unease or worry
- rattlingProducing rapid knocks
discomfiting · perturbing · jarring · disorienting · flustering · shaking · daunting · troubling · bothering · agitating
baffling
Impossible to understand
- bewilderingCausing utter confusion
- perplexingCausing mental confusion
- mystifyingCausing complete confusion
puzzling · confounding · disorienting · befuddling · muddling · flummoxing · stumping · addling · bamboozling
disrupting
Interfering with normal function
- derailingGoing off course
- distractingDrawing attention away
- sidetrackingDiverting from main purpose
fazingcalming
Inducing a settled state
soothing · reassuring · comforting · settling · relaxing
fazingencouraging
Giving confidence or hope
emboldening · reassuring · heartening · fortifying · inspiring