Daunt – To make someone feel intimidated or slightly frightened
(Pronounced - Dawnt)
To remember the definition of the word daunt, use the following mnemonic:
The door was haunted (daunt) and it made me feel frightened.
Examples of daunt in a sentence
The threat of lightning did little to daunt local golfers.
No difficulties in the world can daunt us.
Unarmed policemen did not daunt him, neither did the cars in the streets.