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daunt

/ˈdɔːnt/DAWNT
/ˈdɔnt/DAWNT

Meaningtame repeatedly

Common meaning: discourage or intimidate

Journey through time

  1. Latindomitare‘tame repeatedly’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftstame repeatedly → subduedanter‘subdue’source
  3. Middle Englishmeaning shiftssubdue → discouragedaunten‘discourage’source
  4. Englishdaunt‘discourage or intimidate’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin domitare ‘tame repeatedly’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry DAUNT, p. 153 · dictionary scan

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