daunt

daunt  (dônt, dänt)

tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts

To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay.

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[Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin domitre, frequentative of domre, to tame; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]

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daunter n.

daunting·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

daunt - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" frighten away, frighten off, scare away, scare off, pall, scare, dash intimidate, restrain - to compel or deter by or as if by threats

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daunt

verb discourage, alarm, shake, frighten, scare, terrify, cow, intimidate, deter, dismay, put off, subdue, overawe, frighten off, dishearten, dispirit << OPPOSITE reassure

Translations

daunt [dɔːnt] vt → intimider, décourager

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daunt [dɔːnt] vt → entmutigen

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daunt [dɔːnt] vt → intimidire

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daunt

v daunt [doːnt]

to make someone lose courage or confidence I was quite daunted by the formidable task ahead of us. verskrik, afgeskrik, uit die veld geslaan يُثَبِّطُ العَزيمَه، يُرْهِبُ уплашвам zastrašit, polekat skræmme; afskrække entmutigt αποθαρρύνω, αποκαρδιώνω desmoralizar, desalentar hirmutama مایوس کردن؛ دلسرد کردن décourager לְהַפחִיד निरुत्साहित करना zastrašiti, ustrašiti megfélemlít membuat takut scoraggiare おじけづかせる priblokšti, atimti drąsą iebiedēt; iebaidīt lemah semangat ontmoedigen, afschrikken ta motet fra, skremme, kue onieśmielić, zniechęcić обескуражить zastrašiť, odradiť prestrašiti uliti strah skrämma, göra modlös ทำให้กลัว gözünü korkutmak, yıldırmak 使气餒；使膽怯 страхати, залякувати حوصلہ شکنی کرنا dọa nạt 使气馁；使胆怯

adj daunting

a daunting task/prospect. angswekkend, skrikwekkend مُرْهِب، مُثْبِط плашещ zastrašující skræmmende; afskrækkende entmutigen αποθαρρυντικός, αποκαρδιωτικός desalentador, desmoralizante hirmutav دلهره آور؛ هراس انگیز décourageant מַפחִיד निरूत्साहकारी zastrašujući,obeshrabrujući ijesztő menakutkan scoraggiante おじけづかせるような pribloškiantis biedējošs membimbangkan eng, intimiderend skremmende, overveldende onieśmielający, zniechęcający обескураживающий hrozivý zastrašujoč zastrašujući skrämmande, avskräckande ซึ่งทำให้กลัว gözünü korkutan 使人畏縮的 приголомшливий ڈرانے والا làm nản chí 使人畏缩的