daunt
daunt
(dônt, dänt)tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts
To lessen the courage or resolution of; dishearten or intimidate: "Dogged by sickness, daunted by the continuing economic downturn, he continued to fall behind" (Brooks D. Simpson).
[Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin domitāre, frequentative of domāre, to tame; see demə- in Indo-European roots.]
daunt′er n.
daunt′ing·ly adv.
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daunt
(dɔːnt)vb (tr; often passive)
1. to intimidate
2. to dishearten
[C13: from Old French danter, changed from donter to conquer, from Latin domitāre to tame]
ˈdaunter n
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daunt
(dɔnt, dɑnt)v.t.
1. intimidate.
2. to dishearten: Don't be daunted by the work.
[1250–1300; Old French danter < Latin domitāre to tame]
daunt′ing•ly, adv.
daunt′ing•ness, n.
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daunt
- Comes from Latin domare, meaning "to tame."See also related terms for tame.
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daunt
Past participle: daunted
Gerund: daunting
| Imperative |
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| daunt |
| daunt |
| Present |
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| I daunt |
| you daunt |
| he/she/it daunts |
| we daunt |
| you daunt |
| they daunt |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I daunted |
| you daunted |
| he/she/it daunted |
| we daunted |
| you daunted |
| they daunted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am daunting |
| you are daunting |
| he/she/it is daunting |
| we are daunting |
| you are daunting |
| they are daunting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have daunted |
| you have daunted |
| he/she/it has daunted |
| we have daunted |
| you have daunted |
| they have daunted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was daunting |
| you were daunting |
| he/she/it was daunting |
| we were daunting |
| you were daunting |
| they were daunting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had daunted |
| you had daunted |
| he/she/it had daunted |
| we had daunted |
| you had daunted |
| they had daunted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will daunt |
| you will daunt |
| he/she/it will daunt |
| we will daunt |
| you will daunt |
| they will daunt |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have daunted |
| you will have daunted |
| he/she/it will have daunted |
| we will have daunted |
| you will have daunted |
| they will have daunted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be daunting |
| you will be daunting |
| he/she/it will be daunting |
| we will be daunting |
| you will be daunting |
| they will be daunting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been daunting |
| you have been daunting |
| he/she/it has been daunting |
| we have been daunting |
| you have been daunting |
| they have been daunting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been daunting |
| you will have been daunting |
| he/she/it will have been daunting |
| we will have been daunting |
| you will have been daunting |
| they will have been daunting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been daunting |
| you had been daunting |
| he/she/it had been daunting |
| we had been daunting |
| you had been daunting |
| they had been daunting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would daunt |
| you would daunt |
| he/she/it would daunt |
| we would daunt |
| you would daunt |
| they would daunt |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have daunted |
| you would have daunted |
| he/she/it would have daunted |
| we would have daunted |
| you would have daunted |
| they would have daunted |
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daunt
verb discourage, alarm, shake, frighten, scare, terrify, cow, intimidate, deter, dismay, put off, subdue, overawe, frighten off, dishearten, dispirit Nothing evil could daunt them.
support, encourage, inspire, comfort, cheer, spur, reassure, hearten, inspirit
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daunt
verbTo deprive of courage or the power to act as a result of fear, anxiety, or disgust:
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Translations
يُثَبِّطُ العَزيمَه، يُرْهِبُ
polekatzastrašit
afskrækkeskræmme
musertaapelottaa
atimti drąsąpribloškiantis
iebaiditiebiedet
zastrašiť
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
daunt
[ˈdɔːnt] vt [task, prospect] → intimider
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daunt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
daunt
(doːnt) verbto make someone lose courage or confidence. I was quite daunted by the formidable task ahead of us.
daunting adjectivea daunting task/prospect.
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