Ingles

daunt

gb/dˈɔnt/ us/dˈɔnt/
C1 Ingles
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pandiwa C1 action
1

make someone feel less confident

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

Padron ng paggamit: [something] daunts [someone] (often: [someone] be daunted by [something])
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Often used with a person as the object (daunt someone). The passive form is very common: be daunted by something.
Mga kasingkahulugan
discourage (Focuses on reducing willingness or confidence.) | intimidate (Suggests making someone feel afraid or overawed.) | deter (Emphasizes stopping someone from acting.)
Mga kasalungat
encourage (Gives confidence or support to act.) | embolden (Makes someone feel braver and more ready to act.)
Mga kolokasyon
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
Mga tema
emotions |motivation |work_and_study
Mga Halimbawa
  • 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • The test did not daunt him.
  • I was daunted by the amount of homework.
Pandiwa literary C2 action
2

subdue or cow someone

To make someone submit by making them afraid.

Padron ng paggamit: [someone] daunts [someone] (with fear or force)
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
This sense is less common in everyday English; it can sound dramatic or literary.
Mga kasingkahulugan
cow (Very close; strongly suggests frightening into submission.) | subdue (Broader; can involve force as well as fear.)
Mga kasalungat
defy (Refuses to submit despite pressure or fear.) | inspire (Raises courage or determination rather than suppressing it.)
Mga kolokasyon
daunt the enemy |daunt their spirit |daunt a rival |daunt opposition |daunt someone into silence
Mga tema
conflict |power |emotions
Mga Halimbawa
  • 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • The threats did not daunt her.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
daunt
IPA
GB/dˈɔnt/
US/dˈɔnt/
Mga pantig at diin
daunt (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (daunt)
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Verb
  • Base: daunt
  • 3rd Person Singular: daunts
  • Present Participle: daunting
  • Past: daunted
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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
Mga ekspresyon

nothing daunted

1
/nˈʌθɪŋ dˈɔntɪd/
fixed phrase literary

not discouraged at all

Still confident and continuing, even after a problem.

Mga Halimbawa
  • 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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