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daunt

verbCommon GRE wordMore D words

to intimidate or discourage with fear or doubt

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Daunt in a sentence

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The sheer scale of the project daunted even the veteran engineers.

Synonyms
intimidatedisheartendismay
Antonyms
emboldenencouragehearten
Common questions

Questions about “daunt

Daunt (verb) means to intimidate or discourage with fear or doubt
Here is daunt used in an example sentence: "The sheer scale of the project daunted even the veteran engineers."
Common synonyms for daunt include intimidate, dishearten, dismay.
Antonyms of daunt include embolden, encourage, hearten.
Daunt is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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