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verb
- 1. make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive: "some people are daunted by technology"
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The meaning of DAUNT is to lessen the courage of : cow, subdue. How to use daunt in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Daunt.
to make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about his or her ability to achieve something; to discourage: She’s not at all daunted by criticism.
Daunt means to frighten or scare off. The Cowardly Lion's efforts to daunt Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man were less than successful. Daunt rhymes with haunt, another word which means to frighten, though in a creepier sense.
Daunt definition: to overcome with fear; intimidate. See examples of DAUNT used in a sentence.
to make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about his or her ability to achieve something; to discourage: She’s not at all daunted by criticism.
verb. If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it. ...a gruelling journey that would have daunted a woman half her age. [VERB noun] I'm somewhat daunted by the size of the task. [VERB noun] Synonyms: discourage, alarm, shake, frighten More Synonyms of daunt. daunted adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
Define daunt. daunt synonyms, daunt pronunciation, daunt translation, English dictionary definition of daunt. tr.v. daunt·ed , daunt·ing , daunts To lessen the courage or resolution of; dishearten or intimidate: "Dogged by sickness, daunted by the continuing...
(British English, formal) confident about something difficult you have to do. Nothing daunted, the people set about rebuilding their homes. See daunt in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: daunt. Definition of daunt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
daunt. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English daunt /dɔːnt $ dɒːnt/ verb [ transitive] 1 to make someone feel afraid or less confident about something He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country.
DAUNT meaning: If someone is daunted by something, they are worried because it is difficult or frightening: . Learn more.
