Antonyms for daunt

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dawnt, dahnt

Phonetic Transcription : dɔnt, dɑnt

Definition of daunt

Origin : c.1300, "to vanquish," from Old French danter, variant of donter (12c., Modern French dompter) "be afraid of, fear, doubt; control, restrain," from Latin domitare, frequentative of domare "to tame" (see tame (v.)). Sense of "to intimidate" is from late 15c. Related: Daunted; daunting.

verb frighten, alarm

Example sentences :

She felt a dismal suspicion that this was going to daunt her.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

Happy, healthy, hearty and with a fund of good nature that nothing could daunt.
Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman

All night he ran, blundering in the darkness into mishaps and obstacles that delayed but did not daunt.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

If they are imaginary, there is too much in this Book against quackery to daunt us.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

These were not considerations to daunt a soldier, a valiant man of war.
Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini

But creeping-plant and bramble-spray Have wrought a net to daunt me now.
Extract from : « Enamels and Cameos and other Poems » by Thophile Gautier

He declared that no opposition, derision, or contempt, should daunt him.
Extract from : « The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) » by John West

Even the storm at its height could not daunt such furious riders.
Extract from : « Riders of the Silences » by John Frederick

But it took more than that to daunt Louisa when her mind was made up.
Extract from : « Ten American Girls From History » by Kate Dickinson Sweetser

They had been in the same emergency before, so it did not daunt their enthusiasm.
Extract from : « For the Sake of the School » by Angela Brazil

Synonyms for daunt

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