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daunt
- pronunciation:
- dawnt
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
daunted, daunting, daunts |
| definition: |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage.
He was daunted by the size of the task.- synonyms:
- discourage, dishearten, dismay, intimidate
- antonyms:
- fire, hearten
- similar words:
- alarm, cow, deter, disconcert, dispirit, overawe, unman, unnerve
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| related words: |
chill, terrify |
| derivations: |
daunted (adj.), dauntingly (adv.), dauntingness (n.) |
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