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DAUNT
daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
(verb) cause to lose courage; “dashed by the refusal”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
daunt (third-person singular simple present daunts, present participle daunting, simple past and past participle daunted)
(transitive) To discourage, intimidate.
(transitive) To overwhelm.
Anagrams
• Dutan
Source: Wiktionary
Daunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Daunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Daunting.] Etym: [OF. danter, F. dompter to tame, subdue, fr. L. domitare, v. intens. of domare to tame. See Tame.]
1. To overcome; to conquer. [Obs.]
2. To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten. Some presences daunt and discourage us. Glanvill.
Syn.
– To dismay; appall. See Dismay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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