daunt
pronunciation
How to pronounce daunt in British English:
UK [dɔːnt]
How to pronounce daunt in American English:
US [dɔːnt]
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- Verb:
- cause to lose courage
Word Origin
- daunt
- daunt: see tame
- daunt (v.)
- c. 1300, "to vanquish," from Old French danter, variant of donter (12c., Modern French dompter) "be afraid of, fear, doubt; control, restrain," from Latin domitare, frequentative of domare "to tame" (see tame (v.)). Sense of "to intimidate" is from late 15c. Related: Daunted; daunting.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Eg. even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us .
- 2. No difficulties in the world can daunt us .
- 3. Such tactics did not daunt tom johnson .
- 4. The difficulty did not daunt him .
- 5. No threat can daunt us .