fazed
/feɪzd/adjective
उच्चारण फ़ेज़्ड
हड़बड़ाया हुआ, घबराया हुआ, परेशान
Core word
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[not before noun, usually negative] informal
confused, worried or upset by something unexpected
हड़बड़ाया हुआ, घबराया हुआ, परेशान
- She was not fazed by the difficult question.
- Radhika stayed calm and was not fazed by the large audience.
- He looked fazed when the lights suddenly went out.
+ 3 more examples
- The delay did not seem to faze him at all.
- Nothing could faze the experienced pilot.
- She was never fazed by criticism from her seniors.
Opposite unruffled
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be fazed by + noun
Fazed is a past participle used as an adjective; by names what confuses or worries the person.
'Fazed' adjective की तरह प्रयुक्त past participle है; 'by' उस बात को बताता है जो व्यक्ति को परेशान करे।
- Radhika was not fazed by the difficult question.
- He seemed fazed by the noise.
not fazed (negative use)
It is usually used in negative sentences, to say that somebody stayed calm.
यह प्रायः नकारात्मक वाक्यों में प्रयुक्त होता है, यह बताने के लिए कि कोई शांत रहा।
- The speaker was not fazed at all.
- Nothing seems to faze her.
faze + object (verb)
The base verb faze means to surprise or upset somebody; it is mostly used in negatives and questions.
मूल क्रिया 'faze' का अर्थ किसी को चौंकाना या परेशान करना है; यह मुख्यतः नकारात्मक और प्रश्नवाचक वाक्यों में आती है।
- Nothing could faze Kabir.
- Does the long journey faze you?
fazed + by + clause (informal)
It is informal and usually spoken, so use unfazed or not worried in formal writing.
यह अनौपचारिक और प्रायः बोलचाल का शब्द है, इसलिए औपचारिक लेखन में 'unfazed' या 'not worried' लिखें।
- She was unfazed by the criticism.
- He appeared unfazed by the pressure.
+Collocations 4
fazed + by
by the newsby the crowdby the pressureby the questionby the delay
- The young batter was not fazed by the crowd.
negative + fazed
not fazednever fazedhardly fazedseem unfazedlooked unfazed
- Radhika looked unfazed by the interview panel.
adverb + fazed
completelyvisiblyslightlyeasilytotally
- The speaker was visibly fazed when the microphone failed.
fazed + verb
fazebe fazedget fazedseem fazedappear fazed
- Don't let small problems faze you.
“More examples 5
- The teacher was not fazed when the projector stopped working.
प्रोजेक्टर बंद होने पर शिक्षक घबराए नहीं।
- Nothing fazes my grandmother, not even a power cut during dinner.
मेरी दादी को कुछ भी विचलित नहीं करता, रात के भोजन के समय बिजली जाना भी नहीं।
- Kabir was visibly fazed by the unexpected question.
अप्रत्याशित प्रश्न से कबीर साफ़ तौर पर घबरा गया।
- Students who stay calm are rarely fazed by tricky papers.
शांत रहने वाले विद्यार्थी कठिन प्रश्नपत्रों से शायद ही घबराते हैं।
- The singer was unfazed by the large audience.
गायक बड़ी भीड़ से विचलित नहीं हुआ।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She was fazed with the news.
✓ She was fazed by the news.
Use by after the passive participle, not with.
Passive participle के बाद 'by' आता है, 'with' नहीं।
✗ The news fazed to him.
✓ The news fazed him.
Faze is transitive and takes its object directly.
'Faze' सकर्मक है और object सीधे लेता है।
✗ He was phased by the noise.
✓ He was fazed by the noise.
Fazed means disturbed; phased is a different word, from phase.
'Fazed' का अर्थ विचलित है; 'phased' अलग शब्द है, phase से बना।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Fazed, rattled and shaken describe being disturbed, with different strength.
Fazed, rattled और shaken विचलित होने को अलग तीव्रता से बताते हैं।
shaken
Strongly upset by a shock.
किसी आघात से गहरे विचलित।
- She was shaken by the accident.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Do not confuse faze (to disturb or worry someone) and phase (a stage in a process).
Faze (किसी को घबराना या विचलित करना) और phase (किसी प्रक्रिया का चरण) को आपस में न मिलाएँ।