daunt
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.
Origin of daunt
1Other words for daunt
Opposites for daunt
Other words from daunt
- daunt·ing·ly, adverb
- daunt·ing·ness, noun
- un·daunt·ing, adjective
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How to use daunt in a sentence
Both play deft, thrilling football, and have a recent record that is dauntingly unscarred by defeat.
The Volcano is also heavy and, for those making less than six figures, dauntingly expensive.
Save for the faint, doleful sound the wind made it was dauntingly silent and desolate.
Prescott of Saskatchewan | Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for daunt
/ (dɔːnt) /
to intimidate
to dishearten
Origin of daunt
1Derived forms of daunt
- daunter, noun
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