daunt
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(dônt, dänt) 
tr.v., daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts.
To abate the courage of; discourage. See synonyms at dismay.
dauntingly daunt'ing·ly adv.
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.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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daunt
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.
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daunt
v
Definition: frighten, alarm
Antonyms: aid, assist, embolden, encourage, hearten, help, incite, inspirit, stimulate, undaunt, urge
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daunting
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- Opposition, Disagreement, and Attack - daunt: (vb) lessen the courage of
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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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