daunt
verb (used with object)
to overcome with fear; intimidate.
daunted
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past participleof daunt.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof daunt.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dauntverb (used with object)to overcome with fear; intimidate.
Example Sentences
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But Cain, an interior decorator for 25 years, wasn’t daunted by the chaos that came with such an extensive project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Each of the five judges read all the submitted books, with Beard joking she "occasionally felt daunted as a new box of 30 or so gleaming volumes landed on my doorstep".
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
This World Cup has shown that neither player is daunted by the pressure of a major tournament too.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Lewis wasn’t daunted by the country’s political and legal landscape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
Even Ruth looked daunted that sunny day the minibus dropped us in front of the farmhouse, circled round the little pond and disappeared up the slope.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
