daunt

Verb

Verb Forms: daunted, daunting, daunts

To make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive.
cause to lose courage
To discourage, intimidate.
To overwhelm.

Examples

The opponent’s high score didn’t daunt the seasoned Scrabble player.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, donter (“to tame”), from Latin domitō (“tame”, verb), frequentative of Latin domō (“tame, conquer”, verb), from Proto-Italic *domaō, from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- (“to domesticate, tame”). Doublet of dompt.

Synonyms

dash, frighten away, frighten off, pall, scare, scare away, scare off

Scrabble Score: 6

daunt: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
daunt: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
daunt: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

daunt: valid Words With Friends Word