daunt
[ dawnt, dahnt ]
/ dɔnt, dɑnt /
verb (used with object)
to overcome with fear; intimidate: to daunt one's adversaries.
to lessen the courage of; dishearten: Don't be daunted by the amount of work still to be done.
SYNONYMS FOR daunt
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Origin of daunt
1250–1300; Middle English da(u)nten<Anglo-French da(u)nter,Old French danter, alteration of donter (probably by influence of dangier power, authority; see danger) <Latin domitāre to tame, derivative of domitus, past participle of domāre to tame
OTHER WORDS FROM daunt
daunt·ing·ly, adverbdaunt·ing·ness, nounun·daunt·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for daunt
daunt
/ (dɔːnt) /
verb (tr; often passive)
to intimidate
to dishearten
Derived forms of daunt
daunter, nounWord Origin for daunt
C13: from Old French danter, changed from donter to conquer, from Latin domitāre to tame
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