In the (London) Times the other day, journalist Bob Stanely writes, "And he doesn't seem remotely phased by his new fame..." What he meant was fazed.
verb (used with object), fazed, faz·ing.
to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him.
noun
1. any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
2. a stage in a process of change or development: Each phase of life brings its own joys.
3. a side, aspect, or point of view: This is only one phase of thequestion.
4. a state of synchronous operation: to put two mechanisms in phase.
Astronomy .
a. the particular appearance presented by the moon or a planet at a given time.
b. one of the recurring appearances or states of the moonor a planet in respect to the form,
or the absence, of its illuminated disk: the phases of the moon.
or the absence, of its illuminated disk: the phases of the moon.
(thanks to Dictionary.com)
