Having been raised in the Midwest, I am always astonished by people who are daunted by snow.
He was daunted by the thought of writing it for everyone else.
But his faith in the France of his imagination was not daunted.
Maurice was daunted; he stooped and raised the weapon in his hand.
An entire brigade of Crippses would not have daunted me then.
Philip was vanquished, and he knew it, but he was not daunted, he was not distressed.
See now, let us dance and sing, so that the jailers may know we are not daunted.
No risk of loss, no possible disadvantage, daunted Mr. McCoy.
Matters began to look hopeless, but Virginia would not be daunted.
There was something in the clear depths of her eyes that had daunted him.
c.1300, "to vanquish," from Old French danter, variant of donter (12c., Modern French dompter) "be afraid of, fear, doubt; control, restrain," from Latin domitare, frequentative of domare "to tame" (see tame (v.)). Sense of "to intimidate" is from late 15c. Related: Daunted; daunting.
