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Synonyms for daunt

Grammar : Verb
Spell : dawnt, dahnt
Phonetic Transcription : dɔnt, dɑnt

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Définition 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

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