daunt

Day 15Level 2

dawnt

intimidate

to discourage or intimidate

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

frighten, dishearten

Antonyms:

encourage, stimulate

Example Sentence:

The veteran batsman disclosed in his book that he was daunted by the fiercely pace bowling of Brett Lee during his Australian tour.

Related Words

ill-timed

uh-nak-ruh-NIS-tik

occurring in the wrong time period

soothing

AAH-nuh-dien

pain killing drug; pain reliever;

to irritate

aan-TAA-guh-niez

to irritate or provoke anger

greed

A-vuh-rus

extreme greed especially for wealth

conspiracy

kuh-BAHL

a small group of secret plotters

defamation

KAA-luhm-nee

a false statement made to damage somebody's reputation