daunt

Daunt is defined as to intimidate someone.

(verb)

An example of daunt is for a student to make a classmate feel inferior in intelligence.

See daunt in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to make discouraged; intimidate; dishearten

Origin: ME daunten < OFr danter, donter < L domitare, to tame, freq. of domare, tame

See daunt in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts

To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English daunten

Origin: , from Old French danter

Origin: , from Latin domitāre

Origin: , frequentative of domāre, to tame; see demə- in Indo-European roots

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