Daunt

//dɔnt//

Synonyms for "daunt" (96 found)

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manner of

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related to

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Translations

42 translations across 16 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries
  • обезкуражавам verb (to overwhelm)
  • сплашвам verb (to discourage)

Catalan

2 entries
  • acovardir verb (to discourage)
  • intimidar verb (to discourage)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 使氣餒 /使气馁 verb (to discourage)
  • 使畏縮 /使畏缩 verb (to discourage)

Czech

3 entries
  • odradit verb (to discourage)
  • přemoci verb (to overwhelm)
  • zastrašit verb (to discourage)

Dutch

3 entries
  • afschrikken verb (to discourage)
  • ontmoedigen verb (to discourage)
  • overweldigen verb (to overwhelm)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • timigi verb (to discourage)

Finnish

2 entries
  • musertaa verb (to overwhelm)
  • pelottaa verb (to discourage)

French

3 entries
  • décourager verb (to discourage)
  • démonter verb (to discourage)
  • intimider verb (to discourage)

German

4 entries
  • abschrecken verb (to discourage)
  • einschüchtern verb (to discourage)
  • entmutigen verb (to discourage)
  • überwältigen verb (to overwhelm)

Italian

2 entries
  • intimidire verb (to discourage)
  • scoraggiare verb (to discourage)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • desaconselhar verb (to discourage)
  • desencorajar verb (to discourage)

Russian

4 entries
  • запу́гивать verb (to discourage)
  • запуга́ть verb (to discourage)
  • испуга́ть verb (to discourage)
  • пуга́ть verb (to discourage)

Spanish

4 entries
  • agobiar verb (to overwhelm)
  • amedrentar verb (to discourage)
  • amilanar verb (to discourage)
  • descorazonar verb (to discourage)

Swedish

1 entries
  • avskräcka verb (to discourage)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • відверта́ти verb (to discourage)

Zazaki

3 entries
  • peyser kerden verb (to discourage)
  • terknayen verb (to discourage)
  • xod şıkiyen verb (to discourage)

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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"Nor in my madness kept my purpose low, / but vowed, if e'er should happier chance invite, / and bring me home a conqueror, even so / my comrade's death with vengeance to requite. / My words aroused his wrath; thence evil's earliest blight. / Thenceforth Ulysses sought with slanderous tongue / to daunt me, scattering in the people's ear / dark hints, and looked for partners of his wrong; / nor rested, till with Calchas' aid, the seer..."

Source: tatoeba (6809096)

'As oft, to daunt them, in the act to fly, / storms lashed the deep, and Southern gales withstand.'

Source: tatoeba (6811403)

The prospect was almost enough to daunt her.

Source: tatoeba (12426373)

I won't let any personal defeat daunt me.

Source: tatoeba (12973194)

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