Definition
To daunt or intimidate someone; to strike fear or discouragement into a person.
Etymology
From Old English 'a-' prefix meaning 'to' combined with 'daunt' from Old French 'danter' meaning to tame or frighten; the form represents an archaic intensification pattern.
Kelly Says
This word is basically 'daunt' with emphasis—English used to add 'a-' prefixes to amplify verbs, and 'adaunt' shows how medieval writers wanted to make intimidation sound even more serious.
Translations
BNবাংলা
ধ্বংস কর
dhon-shong-kor
CACatalà
derruir
der-ru-ir
CSČeština
zbourat
z-bour-at
DEDeutsch
niederwerfen
ni-der-ver-fen
ELΕλληνικά
απλώσει
a-plo-sei
ESEspañol
abatir
a-ba-teer
FISuomi
murskata
mur-ska-ta
FRFrançais
abattre
a-battre
HUMagyar
ledobni
led-ob-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menjatuhkan
men-jatuh-kan
ITItaliano
abbattere
a-bat-te-re
KO한국어
무너뜨리다
mu-ne-tteu-ri-da
MSBahasa Melayu
jatuhkan
ja-tu-hkan
NLNederlands
vermorzelen
ver-mor-ze-len
PLPolski
zniszczyć
z-nish-chich
PTPortuguês
abatir
a-ba-teer
RUРусский
повалить
pa-va-lit'
TEతెలుగు
ధ్వంసం చేయండి
d-hwam-san-che-ya-ndi
TRTürkçe
devirmek
de-vir-mek
UKУкраїнська
знищити
z-nish-chiti
URاردو
شکست دینا
shak-st di-na
VITiếng Việt
đánh bại
dahn-bai