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- [dawnt, dahnt]
- /dɔnt, dɑnt/
- /dɔːnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dawnt, dahnt]
- /dɔnt, dɑnt/
Definitions of daunt word
- verb daunt If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it. 3
- verb daunt to intimidate 3
- verb daunt to dishearten 3
- verb transitive daunt to make discouraged; intimidate; dishearten 3
- verb with object daunt to overcome with fear; intimidate: to daunt one's adversaries. 1
- verb with object daunt to lessen the courage of; dishearten: Don't be daunted by the amount of work still to be done. 1
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Origin of daunt
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English da(u)nten < Anglo-French da(u)nter, Old French danter, alteration of donter (probably by influence of dangier power, authority; see danger) < Latin domitāre to tame, derivative of domitus, past participle of domāre to tame
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Parts of speech for Daunt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
daunt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for daunt
verb daunt
- dismay — to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- dishearten — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- subdue — to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.
- dispirit — to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.
Antonyms for daunt
verb daunt
- hearten — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
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