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Meanings of
daunt
in English
Portuguese
assustar
Catalan
desanimar
Spanish
asustar
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Cause to lose courage.
dash
scare
pall
scare off
frighten off
scare away
frighten away
Portuguese
assustar
To inspire fear or hesitation due to fear.
cow
intimidate
faze
overawe
Synonyms
Examples for "
dash
"
dash
scare
pall
scare off
frighten off
Examples for "
dash
"
1
The escalating eurozone crisis has prompted another
dash
into 'safe-haven' government bonds.
2
There had been a flush in it; there was
dash
in it.
3
The finest thing in the combat was the
dash
of the Americans.
4
Some much needed focus and a
dash
of optimism will help enormously.
5
Which way-whichmethod-talkher over-lull her into security or a swift
dash
-
1
Gantz accused the prime minister of manipulation during a public health
scare
.
2
Any attempt to bring them together is just
scare
-
mongering
and causing problems.
3
The
scare
stirred risk aversion on global markets, with Asia particularly hit.
4
The Doctor Who Got Ebola New York's one-man
pandemic
-
scare
is feeling fine.
5
Al Gore's
scare
tactics are not the solution; finding common ground is.
1
A
pall
of corruption hangs over several countries, seemingly impossible to diminish.
2
A
pall
of dense cloud, many miles in thickness, enfolds the earth.
3
There was a coffin in the boat, covered with a simple
pall
.
4
The
pall
-
bearers
having deposited their charge in front of the pulpit, Rev.
5
The silence in the room was deathly, the heat intense, heavy,
pall
-
like
.
1
The good news is that this tends to
scare
off
some people.
2
Nevertheless, the tragedy is bound to
scare
off
holidaymakers and business travellers.
3
They're dreadful good to
scare
off
animals and look for lost children.
4
Visions stark and frightful enough to
scare
off
even the Nightside tourists.
5
Knowing my sister, she probably sent someone else to
scare
off
Ashai.
1
Will this vigilance
frighten
off
the Ichneumon and other lovers of omelettes?
2
Perhaps he hopes that his ugly face will
frighten
off
attackers, eh?
3
Yet the increasing numbers of terrorist attacks could
frighten
off
tourists.
4
We don't need sixteen white men to
frighten
off
three Olanchoans.
5
Paid companions, to
frighten
off
the night with cheerful noise.
1
Now to
scare
away
the voters they resorted to firing and bombing.
2
But what's the use of good looks if they
scare
away
folks?
3
You
scare
away
all de little sense dem debbils has lef' me!
4
There is nothing in them that ought to
scare
away
the average reader.
5
We need that wood, not to mention all the game they'd
scare
away
.
1
The object of beating the children was to
frighten
away
the animals.
2
Alviarin, at best, this will
frighten
away
a few of his followers.
3
But he did not want to
frighten
away
either labor or northern investors.
4
Their young men would
frighten
away
the images as well as the beasts.
5
The practice was originated by the Roman Catholics to
frighten
away
evil spirits.
Usage of
daunt
in English
1
It did not
daunt
Alwin; it only helped to warm his blood.
2
Snow piled up in the streets did not
daunt
them at all.
3
Even the ominous signs of tempest did not
daunt
the two captains.
4
What Wolfe saw and found out was enough to
daunt
any general.
5
Even the storm at its height could not
daunt
such furious riders.
6
Nought will
daunt
those lads till the hangman is at their throats.
7
He had expected disasters, and the first one did not
daunt
him.
8
Her vast bulk and sheer walls of steel did not
daunt
them.
9
I felt that no amount of slander or disgrace would
daunt
you.
10
The wise he could persuade, and the smaller folk he could
daunt
.
11
He had survived so much that coming dangers could not
daunt
him.
12
Such behavior may have perplexed Potts, but
daunt
him it could not.
13
The water was middling rough that night, but it didn't
daunt
Anthony.
14
Does the task
daunt
you? His glance and voice were alike harsh.
15
But nothing could
daunt
the courage or quench the zeal of the missionaries.
16
The task of inducing him to impart it did not
daunt
Mrs. Porter.
Other examples for "daunt"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
daunt
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
daunt the courage
daunt most
daunt a body
daunt any general
daunt even
More collocations
Translations for
daunt
Portuguese
assustar
intimidar
desalentar
Catalan
desanimar
espantar
esglaiar
acoquinar
acovardir
descoratjar
Spanish
asustar
espantar
Daunt
through the time
Daunt
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common