tr.v., daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts.

To abate the courage of; discourage. See synonyms at dismay.

[Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin domitāre, frequentative of domāre, to tame.]

daunter daunt'er n.
dauntingly daunt'ing·ly adv.

verb

To deprive of courage or the power to act as a result of fear, anxiety, or disgust: appall, consternate, dismay, horrify, shake, shock. See fear/courage.

v

Definition: frighten, alarm
Antonyms: aid, assist, embolden, encourage, hearten, help, incite, inspirit, stimulate, undaunt, urge

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: cause to lose courage
  Synonyms: dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kue, skræmme, intimidere

Nederlands (Dutch)
afschrikken, ontmoedigen, intimideren

Français (French)
v. tr. - décourager, démonter, intimider

Deutsch (German)
v. - einschüchtern, entmutigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκφοβίζω, πτοώ

Italiano (Italian)
intimidire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desanimar, intimidar

Русский (Russian)
запугивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - intimidar, amilanar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skrämma

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
吓倒, 使气馁, 使畏缩

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 嚇倒, 使氣餒, 使畏縮

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 기를 꺾다, 위압하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ひるませる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يثبط الهمه, يقهر, يخوف بالتهديد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפחיד, הרתיע‬

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