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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
daunt
daunt
Present
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
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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.daunt - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
intimidate, restrain - to compel or deter by or as if by threats
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daunt

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daunt

verb
To 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

daunt

[dɔːnt] VT (= inhibit) → amedrentar; (= dishearten) → desmoralizar, desalentar
nothing dauntedsin dejarse amedrentar, sin inmutarse
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daunt

[ˈdɔːnt] vt [task, prospect] → intimider
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daunt

vtentmutigen; to be daunted by somethingsich von etw entmutigen lassen; nothing dauntedunverzagt
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daunt

[dɔːnt] vtscoraggiare, intimidire
nothing daunted ... → per nulla scoraggiato...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

daunt

(doːnt) verb
to make someone lose courage or confidence. I was quite daunted by the formidable task ahead of us.
daunting adjective
a daunting task/prospect.
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References in classic literature ?
It was his boast that, in his younger days, nothing could hurt or daunt him; but he had "lived too fast," and injured his constitution by his excesses.
All night he ran, blundering in the darkness into mishaps and obstacles that delayed but did not daunt. By the middle of the second day he had been running continuously for thirty hours, and the iron of his flesh was giving out.
He kept stepping forward under cover of his shield in every direction, making trial of the ranks to see if they would give way before him, but he could not daunt the courage of the Achaeans.
As soon as his upturned eyes caught a glimpse of me, he exclaimed in his usual dry tone, for the danger did not seem to daunt him in the least, 'Mate, do me the kindness not to fall until I get out of your way;' and then swinging himself more on one side, he continued his descent.
Her refusal, though unexpected, did not permanently daunt Clare.
My good old friend did not relish meeting a man at dinner who was described as "half tiger, half monkey;" and the privilege of sitting next to Lady Clarinda rather daunted than delighted him.
'But he was nothing daunted. He painted his face brown and black, drew his cap well over his face, and knocked at the door.
The Danish gentleman, however, was not daunted. He set to work again, and at last Beowulf was published.
A sudden change of expression passed over Turlington's face, which daunted her for the moment.
But, nothing daunted, he jumped to his feet and cried:
When they were all wearied out, and could tear and beat no longer, they dragged Oliver, struggling and shouting, but nothing daunted, into the dust-cellar, and there locked him up.
She didn't thank him; still, he felt gratified that she had accepted his assistance, and ventured to stand behind as she examined them, and even to stoop and point out what struck his fancy in certain old pictures which they contained; nor was he daunted by the saucy style in which she jerked the page from his finger: he contented himself with going a bit farther back and looking at her instead of the book.