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daunt
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- pronunciation:
- dawnt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
daunts, daunting, daunted |
| definition: |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage.
The size of the task daunted him, and he decided to reconsider.Though filming in the desert was a challenge, it did not daunt the movie's producers.- synonyms:
- discourage, dishearten, dismay, intimidate
- antonyms:
- hearten
- similar words:
- alarm, cow, deter, disconcert, dispirit, overawe, unman, unnerve
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| related words: |
chill, terrify |
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| derivations: |
daunted (adj.), dauntingly (adv.), dauntingness (n.) |
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