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adjective

Definition of dauntednext
as in intimidated

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daunted

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verb

past tense of daunt
as in discouraged
to lessen the courage or confidence of the raging inferno didn't daunt the firefighters for a moment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daunted
  1. intimidated
  2. discouraged
  3. frustrated
  4. appalled
  5. dismayed
Adjective
  • Does Jonas feel intimidated to thread those lines between the personal and the fictional so closely?
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Those staffing the agencies, meanwhile, may prove too intimidated to resist abuse by the White House.
    Robert Mickey, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017
Definition of intimidated
Verb
  • However, self-defeating rules that alter the game’s brand should always be discouraged.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
  • However, he is discouraged from traveling by his new bride Ellen Hutter (Lily-Rose Depp).
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of discouraged
Verb
  • Some officials were frustrated that Biden didn't launch the probe sooner, the Financial Times reported.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
  • It doesn’t get frustrated or angry.
    Tomas Gorny, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of frustrated
Adjective
  • Citizens tried to derail the plan as well, more appalled by the idea of razing an old cemetery than delighted by the prospects of a new park.
    Christina Ray Stanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Cancer advocates are appalled and are calling on Gov. Newsom to intervene.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of appalled
Adjective
  • On the evening of April 15, 2019, dismayed Parisians rushed to the scene and TV viewers worldwide watched horrified as the fire raged through the cathedral.
    Terry Moseley, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Some Democrats were dismayed that Newsom did not choose Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland), who was actively running for Senate at the time Feinstein died.
    Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of dismayed
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