Daunted
Feeling intimidated or discouraged; deterred by fear or difficulty.
adjectiveDaunted
Feeling intimidated or discouraged; deterred by fear or difficulty.
adjectiveImagine This
Won't you be discouraged and frightened if you have bought a haunted house?
Sounds Like
DAWN-tid
Looks Like
Looks like daunt or daunting; related to the root form daunt.
Remember This
Daunted is the past participle of the verb daunt. Dauntless means fearless; beware of common confusion with the verbs and adjectives.
Other Forms
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intimidate, discourage, deter, cow, overwhelm
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.
Study Deeper
- 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.
From Old French daunter meaning 'to threaten'; entered Middle English with the sense of intimidating or frightening.
Dread And Unnerve, Then End Doubt
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