Daunt

/dɔːnt/ verb

To make someone feel afraid, less confident, or discouraged.

From Old French 'danter', from Latin 'domitare' meaning 'to tame' or 'subdue', from 'dominus' meaning 'lord' or 'master'. It shifted from physically taming to emotionally intimidating.

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