Daunt
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transitive verb.
To lessen the courage or resolution of; dishearten or intimidate.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A fright; a check.
To tame.
To subdue; conquer; overcome.
To subdue the courage of; cause to quail; check by fear of danger; intimidate; discourage.
To cast down through fear or apprehension; cow down.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To overcome; to conquer.
transitive verb.
To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To
discourage
, intimidate.
verb.
To
overwhelm
.
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verb.
cause to lose courage
Word Usage
"Other northern employers were shocked that ex-slaves refused to work in conditions that would not daunt a farmer in the North."
Form
daunted
daunter
daunting
dauntingly
dauntless
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
intimidate
restrain
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
aunt
conte
flaunt
gaunt
haunt
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
arduous
awesome
baffle
bothersome
claustrophobic
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
admonish
alarm
appall
appall
awe
verb-form
daunted
daunting
daunts