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.
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[Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin domitāre, frequentative of domāre, to tame.]
daunter daunt'er n.| Thesaurus: daunt |
verb
| Antonyms: daunt |
Definition: frighten, alarm
Antonyms: aid, assist, embolden, encourage, hearten, help, incite, inspirit, stimulate, undaunt, urge
| WordNet: daunt |
The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
cause to lose courage
Synonyms: dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
| Translations: Daunt |
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
Português (Portuguese)
v. - desanimar, intimidar
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يثبط الهمه, يقهر, يخوف بالتهديد
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הפחיד, הרתיע
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