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undaunted

[uhn-dawn-tid, -dahn-]

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adjective

undismayed; not discouraged; not forced to abandon purpose or effort: undaunted by failure.

undiminished in courage or valor; not giving way to fear; intrepid: Although outnumbered, he was undaunted.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English; see un-¹, daunt, -ed²

Related forms

un·daunt·ed·ly, adverb

un·daunt·ed·ness, noun

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undaunted (ʌnˈdɔːntɪd)

—*adj*
	not put off, discouraged, or beaten

un'dauntedly

—*adv*

un'dauntedness

—n

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Word Origin & History

undaunted

mid-15c., with reference to horses, "untamed, not broken in," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of daunt (v.). In ref. to persons, meaning "intrepid" is recorded from 1580s.

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"Possess the spirit of independence. The Americans do, and why should not you? Possess the spirit of men, bold and enterprising, fearless and undaunted. Sue for your rights and privileges. Know the reason that you cannot attain them. Weary them with your importunities. You can but die, if you make the attempt; we shall certainly die if you do not. The Americans have practised nothing but head-work these 200 years, and we have done their drudgery. And is it not high time for us to imitate their examples, and practise head-work too, and keep what we have got, and get what we can?"

-Maria Stewart

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