Synonyms for daunted
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dawnt, dahnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɔnt, dɑnt |
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Définition of daunted
Origin :- c.1300, "to vanquish," from Old French danter, variant of donter (12c., Modern French dompter) "be afraid of, fear, doubt; control, restrain," from Latin domitare, frequentative of domare "to tame" (see tame (v.)). Sense of "to intimidate" is from late 15c. Related: Daunted; daunting.
- verb frighten, alarm
- But his faith in the France of his imagination was not daunted.
- Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
- Maurice was daunted; he stooped and raised the weapon in his hand.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- An entire brigade of Crippses would not have daunted me then.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Philip was vanquished, and he knew it, but he was not daunted, he was not distressed.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- See now, let us dance and sing, so that the jailers may know we are not daunted.
- Extract from : « Two Penniless Princesses » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- No risk of loss, no possible disadvantage, daunted Mr. McCoy.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- Matters began to look hopeless, but Virginia would not be daunted.
- Extract from : « The Princess Virginia » by C. N. Williamson
- There was something in the clear depths of her eyes that had daunted him.
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
- The glance which she gave him puzzled and, at the moment, daunted him.
- Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
- He turned his eyes on her, and for a moment she was daunted by their cold glassiness.
- Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
Antonyms for daunted
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