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Astound vs Daunt - What's the difference?

astound | daunt |

As verbs the difference between astound and daunt

is that astound is to astonish, bewilder or dazzle while daunt is to discourage, intimidate.

As an adjective astound

is stunned; astounded; astonished.

astound

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.

    • Derived terms

    * astounding

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Stunned; astounded; astonished.
    • (Spenser)
    (Sir Walter Scott)

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    daunt

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to discourage, intimidate
  • to overwhelm

    • Derived terms

    * daunted * daunter * daunting * dauntingly * dauntless * undaunted