| Main Entry: | daunt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frighten, alarm |
Synonyms: |
appall, baffle, browbeat, bully, consternate, cow, deter, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, foil, horrify, intimidate, overawe, put off*, scare, shake, subdue, terrify, thwart |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, embolden, encourage, hearten, help, incite, inspirit, stimulate, undaunt, urge |
| Main Entry: | alarm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset |
Synonyms: |
amaze, astonish, chill, daunt, dismay, distress, frighten, give a turn, make jump, panic, scare, scare silly, scare stiff, scare to death, spook, startle, surprise, terrify, unnerve |
Antonyms: |
assure, calm, gladden, reassure, repose, soothe |
| Main Entry: | appall/appal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | horrify |
Synonyms: |
alarm, amaze, astound, awe, consternate, daunt, disconcert, dishearten, dismay, faze, frighten, get to, gross out, insult, intimidate, outrage, petrify, scare, shake, shock, terrify, throw, unnerve |
Antonyms: |
comfort, encourage, reassure, satisfy |
| Main Entry: | awe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amaze |
Synonyms: |
alarm, appall, astonish, blow away, cow*, daunt, dazzle, flabbergast, frighten, grandstand, horrify, hotdog, impress, intimidate, knock socks off, overawe, scare, showboat, startle, strike, stun, stupefy, terrify |
Antonyms: |
expect |
| Main Entry: | cow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | browbeat, intimidate |
Synonyms: |
abash, appall, awe, bludgeon, bluster, buffalo, bulldoze, bully, daunt, discomfit, disconcert, dishearten, dismay, dragoon, embarrass, enforce, faze, frighten, hector, lean on, overawe, push around, rattle, scare, showboat, strong-arm, subdue, terrorize, turn on the heat, unnerve, walk heavy |
Antonyms: |
encourage, hearten, inspirit |
| Main Entry: | demoralize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | depress, unnerve |
Synonyms: |
abash, blow out, blow up, chill, cripple, damp, dampen, daunt, debilitate, deject, disarrange, disconcert, discountenance, discourage, dishearten, disorder, disorganize, disparage, dispirit, disturb, embarrass, enfeeble, get to, jumble, muddle, nonplus, psych out, rattle, sap, send up, shake, snarl, take apart, take steam out, undermine, unglue, unman, unsettle, unzip, upset, weaken |
Antonyms: |
boost, comfort, encourage, uplift |
| Main Entry: | depress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deject, make despondent; exhaust |
Synonyms: |
abase, afflict, ail, bear down, beat, beat down, bother, bug*, bum out, cast down, chill*, cow*, damp, dampen, darken, daunt, debase, debilitate, degrade, desolate, devitalize, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, distress, disturb, drag*, drain, dull, enervate, faze, keep under, lower, mock, mortify, oppress, perturb, press, put down*, reduce, reduce to tears, run down, sadden, sap*, scorn, slow, throw cold water on, torment, trouble, try, turn one off, upset, weaken, weary, weigh down |
Antonyms: |
cheer, comfort, encourage, excite, lift, make happy, stimulate |
| Main Entry: | deter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | check, inhibit from action |
Synonyms: |
act like a wet blanket, avert, block, caution, chill, cool, damp, dampen, daunt, debar, disadvise, discourage, dissuade, divert, forestall, forfend, frighten, hinder, impede, intimidate, obstruct, obviate, preclude, prevent, prohibit, put a damper on, put off, restrain, rule out, scare, shut out, stave off, stop, talk out of, throw cold water on, turn off, warn |
Antonyms: |
encourage, instigate, persuade, promote, put on to, stimulate, support, turn on, urge |
| Main Entry: | discourage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dishearten, dispirit |
Synonyms: |
abash, afflict, alarm, appall, awe, beat down, bother, break one's heart, bully, cast down, chill, confuse, cow, dampen, dash, daunt, deject, demoralize, deprecate, depress, dismay, disparage, distress, droop, frighten, intimidate, irk, overawe, prostrate, repress, scare, throw cold water on, trouble, try, unnerve, vex, weigh |
Antonyms: |
encourage, hearten, inspire, inspirit |
| Main Entry: | dishearten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | depress, ruin one's hopes |
Synonyms: |
cast down, chill*, crush, damp, dampen, dash, daunt, deject, demoralize, deter, discourage, disincline, dismay, disparage, dispirit, get down, humble, humiliate, indispose, put a damper on, put down, shake, throw a pall over |
Antonyms: |
encourage, hearten, inspirit |