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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