afschrikken — meaning in English

English meaning

• daunt verb To discourage, intimidate.
• faze verb To disturb, unsettle, or worry someone (usually used in the negative, "not fazed").

Senses

afschrikken is used for these senses in English:

• daunt (transitive) To discourage, intimidate.
• faze (transitive, informal) To frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative); to disconcert, to perturb. [from mid 19th c.]
• quenching (metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.

daunt — full definition

1. verb To discourage, intimidate.
2. verb To overwhelm.

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