daunt : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: daunt	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for daunt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
daunt v cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" [syn: daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Daunt \Daunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Daunting}.] [OF. danter, F. dompter to tame, subdue, fr. L. domitare, v. intens. of domare to tame. See {Tame}.] 1. To overcome; to conquer. [Obs.] 2. To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten. Some presences daunt and discourage us. --Glanvill. Syn: To dismay; appall. See {Dismay}.