daunt

English

Etymology

Middle English daunten (also, to tame), from Old French danter, from Latin domitare (to tame); compare domare, to tame, conquer

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɔːnt/ SAMPA: /dO:nt/
• (US) IPA: /dɔnt/ SAMPA: /dOnt/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA: /dɑnt/
• Rhymes: -ɔːnt

Verb

daunt (third-person singular simple present daunts, present participle daunting, simple past and past participle daunted)

1. To discourage, intimidate.
2. To overwhelm.

Derived terms

• daunted
• daunter
• daunting
• dauntingly
• dauntless
• undaunted

Translations

to discourage

Bulgarian: сплашвам (bg) Dutch: afschrikken (nl)

Finnish: pelottaa (fi) Spanish: descorazonar (es), intimidar (es)

to overwhelm

Bulgarian: обезкуражавам (bg) Dutch: overweldigen (nl)

Finnish: musertaa (fi) Spanish: agobiar (es)

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French: intimider, démonter, décourager

German: einschüchtern, entmutigen