daunt
/dɔːnt/verb
उच्चारण डॉन्ट
हतोत्साहित करना, डराना, भयभीत करना
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verb
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[T] ~ sb usually passive
to make somebody feel nervous and less confident about doing something
हतोत्साहित करना, डराना, भयभीत करना
- She was not daunted by the difficult syllabus.
- Radhika was not daunted by the long queue and waited patiently for her turn.
- The size of the task did not daunt her.
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- Nothing could daunt the explorers on their journey.
- He was daunted by the thought of speaking before so many people.
- Don't let a few early failures daunt you.
Synonyms intimidate discourage dishearten unnerve overawe
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Daunt, with -au- (not 'dawnt').
Daunt, -au- के साथ ('dawnt' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective daunting means making you feel nervous ('a daunting task'); undaunted and dauntless mean not afraid ('undaunted by failure').
Adjective daunting का अर्थ 'घबराहट पैदा करने वाला' ('a daunting task'); undaunted और dauntless का अर्थ 'निडर' ('undaunted by failure')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Nothing daunted (not at all discouraged).
Idiom 'nothing daunted' (बिलकुल हतोत्साहित नहीं)।