ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ

daunt

gb/dˈɔnt/ us/dˈɔnt/
C1 ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
ਅਰਥ
0 ਅਰਥ
ਕਿਰਿਆ C1 action
1

make someone feel less confident

To make someone feel worried or not brave enough to do something.

ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ: [something] daunts [someone] (often: [someone] be daunted by [something])
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Often used with a person as the object (daunt someone). The passive form is very common: be daunted by something.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
discourage (Focuses on reducing willingness or confidence.) | intimidate (Suggests making someone feel afraid or overawed.) | deter (Emphasizes stopping someone from acting.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
encourage (Gives confidence or support to act.) | embolden (Makes someone feel braver and more ready to act.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
be daunted by |daunted by the prospect of |not be daunted |slightly daunted |feel daunted |daunt even the most experienced |daunting task |daunting challenge |daunting prospect |daunting amount of work
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
emotions |motivation |work_and_study
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • The scale of the project daunted the new team at first.
  • She wasn’t daunted by the criticism and kept applying for jobs.
  • Don’t let the technical terms daunt you—the basics are straightforward.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • The test did not daunt him.
  • I was daunted by the amount of homework.
ਕਿਰਿਆ literary C2 action
2

subdue or cow someone

To make someone submit by making them afraid.

ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ: [someone] daunts [someone] (with fear or force)
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
This sense is less common in everyday English; it can sound dramatic or literary.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
cow (Very close; strongly suggests frightening into submission.) | subdue (Broader; can involve force as well as fear.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
defy (Refuses to submit despite pressure or fear.) | inspire (Raises courage or determination rather than suppressing it.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
daunt the enemy |daunt their spirit |daunt a rival |daunt opposition |daunt someone into silence
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
conflict |power |emotions
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • The threats were meant to daunt the witnesses into staying quiet.
  • Years of setbacks did not daunt his spirit.
  • They tried to daunt the protesters with heavy policing.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • The threats did not daunt her.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
daunt
IPA
GB/dˈɔnt/
US/dˈɔnt/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
daunt (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (daunt)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Verb
  • Base: daunt
  • 3rd Person Singular: daunts
  • Present Participle: daunting
  • Past: daunted
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
daunts verb daunting verb B2 daunted verb
Related words
dauntingly adverb
Negative and opposite forms
undaunted adjective C1 dauntless adjective
Advanced or less common
dauntlessly adverb dauntlessness noun
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ

nothing daunted

1
/nˈʌθɪŋ dˈɔntɪd/
fixed phrase literary

not discouraged at all

Still confident and continuing, even after a problem.

ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • Nothing daunted, she tried again the next day with a better plan.
  • He was rejected twice but, nothing daunted, applied to three more programs.
  • Nothing daunted by the rain, they carried on with the hike.

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