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Definition of Daunted
1. Adjective. Caused to show discomposure. "Refused to be fazed by the objections"
Definition of Daunted
1. Verb. (past of daunt) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Daunted
1. daunt [v] - See also: daunt
Lexicographical Neighbors of Daunted
Literary usage of Daunted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers, Thomas Thomson (1870)
"But if he was daunted it was only for a moment, after which he showed himself
equal to the difficulty. This chaos of confusion worse confounded was reduced ..."
2. 1812; the War, and Its Moral: A Canadian Chronicle by William Foster Coffin (1864)
"Hampton, daunted, withdraws from front of abattis and retreats. Force engaged.
Brilliant conduct of officers and men. Honour to De Salaberry. ..."
3. Reports of State Trials: New Seriesby Great Britain State Trials Committee, John Macdonell, John Edward Power Wallis by Great Britain State Trials Committee, John Macdonell, John Edward Power Wallis (1888)
"... they were not to be daunted in the discharge of their duty by their unwelcome
presence. That was my opinion, that it was done upon that ground. ..."
4. Oddities of the Law by Franklin Fiske Heard (1881)
"... he said : " What now happened to him would serve to fortify the arguments for
the bill — if he, innocent, and pleading for others, was daunted at the ..."
5. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India: an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1809)
"... On hU dread sword his daunted peers he swore, (The reeking blade yet black
with Punic gore) While life remain'd their arms for Rome to wield, ..."
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