Daren't

//dɛənt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Contraction of dare + not. abbreviation, alt-of, contraction

    "c1865, 1998, Leo N. Tolstoy, War and Peace, page 161 - "The bigwigs here think so too, but they daren't say so.""

  2. 2
    Contraction of dared + not. abbreviation, alt-of, contraction

Synonyms

All synonyms
daredn'tdassn'tdursen'tdursn'tdursn'tdurstn't

Example

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""I daren't go and speak to Mary. What if it turns out she can't stand me?" "Then at least you'll know.""

Etymology

From dare + -n't.

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