daunt[verb]Synonyms: dismay, appall, consternate, horrify, shake
Antonyms: enhearten
Contrasted words: arouse, awaken, rally, rouse, stir, waken, actuate, drive, impel, move, activate, energize, vitalize
Related Words: browbeat,
bully,
cow,
intimidate,
baffle,
foil,
frustrate,
thwart [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
daunt /dɔːnt $ dɒːnt/
verb [transitive usually passive][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: danter, from Latin domitare 'to train (something) so that it obeys']
1. to make someone feel afraid or less confident about something:
He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country. Don’t be daunted by all the technology.2. nothing daunted old-fashioned used to say that someone continues or starts to do something in spite of difficulties:
It was steep but, nothing daunted, he started climbing. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲