daunt

[US]/dɔːnt/
[UK]/dɔːnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive; discourage.

Phrases & Collocations

dauntless

daunting task

daunted by challenges

daunting experience

Example Sentences

some people are daunted by technology.

Danger didn't daunt the hero.

Danger did not daunt the hero.

nothing daunted, the committee set to work.

he went at things with a daunting eagerness.

She was daunted by the amount of work still to be done .

He was not to be daunted by the most gigantic word in the dictionary.

She was not at all daunted by the size of the problem.

He was daunted by the high quality of work they expected.

She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead.

Nothing daunted, the people set about rebuilding their homes after the fire.

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