daunt

🇺🇸 /dɔːnt/ 🇬🇧 /dɔːnt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to discourage or frighten someone

The difficult task did not daunt her; instead, she was determined to complete it.

translation

v. to discourage or frighten someone

Word Forms

3rd Present daunts
Past daunted
Perfect daunted
Progressive daunting