Daunt
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɔːnt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Daunt is a verb meaning (transitive) To discourage, intimidate.
Meaning
(transitive) To discourage, intimidate.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To overwhelm.
Example Sentences
Ah, I have changed, I do not know Why lonely hours affect me so. In days of yore, this were not wont, No loneliness my soul could daunt.
No, I shall not disgrace the Cause, I shall not grieve my comrades by weak surrender! I will fight and struggle, and not be daunted by threat or torture.
Death I'll meet, my soul no terrors daunting, Take the life for which thy heart is panting, Spare not thou, though he spare, his life granting, Or let death end us both at a blow.
[The English] valiantly, and with the ſlaughter of many, put backe the enemy: which was ſo farre from daunting the Normans, that by it they were more whetted to re-enforce themſelues vpon them[…]
Word Forms
- daunts
- daunting
- daunted
Synonyms for daunt
Depending on context, synonyms include dash, pall, scare.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scare, pall, dash, intimidate, discourage, overawe.
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