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D0038200 (dônt, dänt)tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To lessen the courage or resolution of; dishearten or intimidate: "Dogged by sickness, daunted by the continuing economic downturn, he continued to fall behind" (Brooks D. Simpson).

[Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin domitāre, frequentative of domāre, to tame; see demə- in Indo-European roots.]

daunt′er n.daunt′ing·ly adv.

daunt

(dɔːnt) vb (tr; often passive) 1. to intimidate2. to dishearten[C13: from Old French danter, changed from donter to conquer, from Latin domitāre to tame] ˈdaunter n

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(dɔnt, dɑnt)

v.t. 1. intimidate. 2. to dishearten: Don't be daunted by the work. [1250–1300; Old French danter < Latin domitāre to tame] daunt′ing•ly, adv. daunt′ing•ness, n.

daunt

- Comes from Latin domare, meaning "to tame."See also related terms for tame.

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Past participle: daunted
Gerund: daunting

Imperative
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Present
I daunt
you daunt
he/she/it daunts
we daunt
you daunt
they daunt

Preterite
I daunted
you daunted
he/she/it daunted
we daunted
you daunted
they daunted

Present Continuous
I am daunting
you are daunting
he/she/it is daunting
we are daunting
you are daunting
they are daunting

Present Perfect
I have daunted
you have daunted
he/she/it has daunted
we have daunted
you have daunted
they have daunted

Past Continuous
I was daunting
you were daunting
he/she/it was daunting
we were daunting
you were daunting
they were daunting

Past Perfect
I had daunted
you had daunted
he/she/it had daunted
we had daunted
you had daunted
they had daunted

Future
I will daunt
you will daunt
he/she/it will daunt
we will daunt
you will daunt
they will daunt

Future Perfect
I will have daunted
you will have daunted
he/she/it will have daunted
we will have daunted
you will have daunted
they will have daunted

Future Continuous
I will be daunting
you will be daunting
he/she/it will be daunting
we will be daunting
you will be daunting
they will be daunting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been daunting
you have been daunting
he/she/it has been daunting
we have been daunting
you have been daunting
they have been daunting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been daunting
you will have been daunting
he/she/it will have been daunting
we will have been daunting
you will have been daunting
they will have been daunting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been daunting
you had been daunting
he/she/it had been daunting
we had been daunting
you had been daunting
they had been daunting

Conditional
I would daunt
you would daunt
he/she/it would daunt
we would daunt
you would daunt
they would daunt

Past Conditional
I would have daunted
you would have daunted
he/she/it would have daunted
we would have daunted
you would have daunted
they would have daunted

Thesaurus

Verb

daunt - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"frighten away, frighten off, scare away, scare off, pall, scare, dashintimidate, restrain - to compel or deter by or as if by threats

daunt

verb discourage, alarm, shake, frighten, scare, terrify, cow, intimidate, deter, dismay, put off, subdue, overawe, frighten off, dishearten, dispirit Nothing evil could daunt them.
support, encourage, inspire, comfort, cheer, spur, reassure, hearten, inspirit

daunt

verbTo deprive of courage or the power to act as a result of fear, anxiety, or disgust:appall, consternate, dismay, horrify, shake, shock.

Translations

使气馁使胆怯

daunt

(doːnt) verb to make someone lose courage or confidence. I was quite daunted by the formidable task ahead of us. 使气馁，使胆怯 daunting adjectivea daunting task/prospect.使人畏缩的

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verb discourage

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verb to deprive of courage or the power to act as a result of fear, anxiety, or disgust

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verb cause to lose courage

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