Daunt
[dɔːnt]
Definition
(v. t.) To overcome; to conquer.
(v. t.) To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.
Checked by Lionel
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Frighten, affright, alarm, intimidate, scare, terrify, dismay, appall, cow.
Edited by Della
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Terrify, scare, frighten, cow, dishearten, appall, intimidate, confront
ANT:Countenance, encourage, rally, inspirit
Typist: Winfred
Definition
v.t. to frighten: to discourage: to subdue.—adj. Daunt′less not to be daunted.—adv. Daunt′lessly.—n. Daunt′lessness.—v.t. Daun′ton to subdue: to dare.
Checker: Micawber
Examples
- Even Sergeant Cuff doesn't daunt me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Had she not the power to daunt him? Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- With St. Paul, I acknowledge myself the chiefest of sinners; but I do not suffer this sense of my personal vileness to daunt me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It would take a deal to daunt me in my own house, as he sees. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Somewhat daunted by this reception, Jo hesitated on the threshold, murmuring in much embarrassment. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Nothing daunted, however, he organized a magnificent exhibit for the Great International Exhibition held in Crystal Palace at Hyde Park, London, in 1851. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The men-at-arms were daunted, for no armour seemed proof against the shot of this tremendous archer. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Betsy Horrocks, quite daunted, flung herself down on her knees, bursting into tears. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- On the following morning the regular trains commenced running, and they were crowded with passengers, nothing daunted by the fatal calamity on the opening day. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- He was thinking, 'I will not be daunted from doing as I choose by the thought of her. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- But I'm none daunted. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Don't be troubled, Meg, poverty seldom daunts a sincere lover. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Checker: Yale