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Daunted
Feeling intimidated or discouraged; deterred by fear or difficulty.
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Imagine This
Won't you be discouraged and frightened if you have bought a haunted house?
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Sounds Like
DAWN-tid
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Looks Like
Looks like daunt or daunting; related to the root form daunt.
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Remember This
Daunted is the past participle of the verb daunt. Dauntless means fearless; beware of common confusion with the verbs and adjectives.
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Other Forms
dauntverb
dauntingadjective
dauntlesslyadverb
dauntlessadjective
dauntlessnessnoun
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Connect With
intimidate, discourage, deter, cow, overwhelm
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Note
Daunt describes a reaction to a challenge; not all difficult tasks will daunt everyone. Distinguish from 'daunt' (verb) meaning to intimidate someone else; 'daunted' describes one's own feeling.
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Examples
- She was daunted by the sheer size of the project, unsure where to begin.
- The prospect of the final exam daunted him, but he studied anyway.
Synonyms
intimidateddiscourageddisheartenedoverwhelmedcowed
Antonyms
encouragedundeterredunfazed
Etymology
From Old French daunter meaning 'to threaten'; entered Middle English with the sense of intimidating or frightening.
Mnemonic
Dread And Unnerve, Then End Doubt
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