daunts

Meaning of daunts

verb, 3rd person present
  1. make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.
    some people are daunted by technology

Middle English: from Old French danter, from Latin domitare, frequentative of domare ‘to tame’.

Information about daunts

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of daunts is: daunt.
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Hyphenation of daunts

daunts

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • daunts is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

daunts synonyms

Meaning frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants:

intimidate

Meaning make (someone) feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed:

abash

Meaning (of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate:

shake

Meaning disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it:

ruffle

Meaning propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand:

throw

Meaning cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope:

demoralize

Meaning cause (someone) to lose confidence or enthusiasm:

discourage

Meaning discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences:

deter

Meaning cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence:

dishearten

Meaning cause (someone) to lose enthusiasm or hope:

dispirit

Meaning make sad or dispirited; depress:

deject

Meaning gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power):

sap

Meaning a fully grown female animal of a domesticated breed of ox, kept to produce milk or beef:

cow

Meaning impress (someone) so much that they are silent or inhibited:

overawe

Meaning inspire with awe:

awe

Meaning make (someone) afraid or anxious:

frighten

Meaning cause great fear or nervousness in; frighten:

scare

Meaning make (someone) feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger:

alarm

Meaning deprive of qualities traditionally associated with men, such as self-control or courage:

unman

Meaning cause (someone) to feel concern and distress:

dismay

Meaning cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain:

distress

Meaning disturb the composure of; unsettle:

disconcert

Meaning disturb or agitate (someone):

discompose

Meaning make (someone) anxious or unsettled:

perturb

Meaning make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried:

upset

Meaning make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed:

discomfit

Meaning cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb:

unsettle

Meaning make (someone) lose courage or confidence:

unnerve

Meaning make (someone) worried or uneasy:

disquiet

Meaning overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person):

subdue

Meaning cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations:

confound

Meaning feel or cause to feel panic:

panic

Meaning make (someone) unable to think or feel properly:

stupefy

Meaning knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state:

stun

Meaning make or cause to make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds:

rattle

Meaning disturb or disconcert (someone):

faze

Meaning disconcert or confuse (someone):

discombobulate

Meaning mentally prepare (someone) for a testing task or occasion:

psych

daunts antonyms

Meaning give support, confidence, or hope to (someone):

encourage

Meaning make more cheerful or confident:

hearten

Anagrams of daunts

adsunt, Datsun, datsun, Dustan

Words that rhyme with daunts

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