daunt
To discourage, intimidateTo discourage, intimidate.
» It's a daunting agenda.
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2 senses(transitive)To discourage, intimidate.
abschrecken, entmutigen, einschüchtern
устраша́тьustrašátʹ, устраши́тьustrašítʹ, пуга́тьpugátʹ
відверта́тиvidvertáty
(transitive)To overwhelm.
überwältigen
- cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
Examples
21 sentencesIt's a daunting agenda.
The task was daunting.
The work is daunting.
It was a bit daunting.
This is a daunting task.
Це надзвичайно складне завдання. — deniko
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, donter (“to tame”), from Latin domitōFrom Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, donter (“to tame”), from Latin domitō (“tame”, verb), frequentative of Latin domō (“tame, conquer”, verb), from Proto-Italic *domaō, from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- (“to domesticate, tame”). Doublet of dompt.
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Forms
daunts, daunting, daunted, dauntedSynonyms
7 synonyms- cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away:dashscare offpallfrighten offscare awayfrighten awayscare
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.