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daunt(dictionary)
daunt(dictionary)

daunt (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: danter, from Latin domitare 'to train (something) so that it obeys']
to make someone feel afraid or less confident about something
::He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country.
::Don't be daunted by all the technology.
nothing daunted
old-fashioned used to say that someone continues or starts to do something in spite of difficulties
::It was steep but, nothing daunted, he started climbing.