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Daunt

Daunt Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Daunt? [v] cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Daunt: dash \| frighten away \| frighten off \| pall \| scare \| scare away \| scare off Related Terms \| Find terms related to Daunt: admonish \| alarm \| appall \| awe \| baffle \| beat down \| break \| browbeat \| bulldoze \| bully \| castrate \| caution \| clamp down on \| coerce \| compel \| cow \| cry out against \| despotize \| deter \| discomfit \| disconcert \| discourage \| dishearten \| dispirit \| dissuade \| domineer \| domineer over \| enslave \| expostulate \| faze \| foil \| frighten \| frighten off \| frustrate \| grind \| grind down \| henpeck \| horrify \| intimidate \| keep down \| keep under \| kid out of \| lord it over \| oppress \| overawe \| overbear \| overmaster \| override \| press heavy on \| put off \| remonstrate \| repress \| ride over \| ride roughshod over \| scare \| shake \| stop \| subjugate \| suppress \| talk out of \| terrify \| terrorize \| threaten \| thwart \| trample down \| trample upon \| tread down \| tread upon \| tyrannize \| tyrannize over \| unman \| unnerve \| unpersuade \| upset \| walk all over \| walk over \| warn \| weigh heavy on See Also \| intimidate \| restrain Daunt In Webster's Dictionary \Daunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Daunting}.] [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}.

Daunt Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Daunt?

[v] cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"

See Also | intimidate | restrain

Daunt In Webster's Dictionary

\Daunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daunted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Daunting}.] [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}.

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