He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country.dauntdaunt /dɔːnt $ dɒːnt/ verb [transitive] 
He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country. Don’t be daunted by all the technology.2nothing 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.GRAMMAR Daunt is usually passive.
WORD ORIGINdaunt
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French danter, from Latin domitare ‘to train (something) so that it obeys’VERB TABLE
daunt
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | it | daunts |
| Past | it | daunted |
| Present perfect | it | has daunted |
| Past perfect | it | had daunted |
| Future | it | will daunt |
| Future perfect | it | will have daunted |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The threat of lightning did little to daunt local golfers.
- Frequent imprisonment by various regimes did not daunt the courage of Nawal.
- Many families who get into difficulties have been struggling with problems that would daunt the most energetic and resourceful of people.
- The book is certainly authoritative but may well daunt the uncommitted reader by its relentlessly hard-nosed factuality.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country.
He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country.PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1to make someone feel afraid or less confident about something: - Naturally adventurous, she loved the life in Abyssinia, where nothing daunted her.
He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country. Don’t be daunted by all the technology.2nothing 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.GRAMMAR Daunt is usually passive.