English Explanatory Dictionary

daunt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To discourage, intimidate.
  2. To overwhelm.
name
  1. A surname from Middle English.

Pronunciation

/dɔːnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-daunt.wav /dɔnt/ /dɑnt/

Word forms

daunt daunts daunting daunted Taunt

Etymology

From Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, donter (“to tame”), from Latin domitō (“tame”, verb), frequentative of Latin domō (“tame, conquer”, verb), from Proto-Italic *domaō, from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- (“to domesticate, tame”). Doublet of dompt.

Derived words

dauntable daunted daunter daunting dauntingly dauntless dauntsome undauntable undaunted
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