Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not discouraged or disheartened; resolutely courageous. synonym: brave.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not daunted; not subdued or depressed by fear; bold; fearless; intrepid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not daunted; not subdued or depressed by fear.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Showing
courage andresolution . - adjective Not
shaken ,discouraged ordisheartened .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective unshaken in purpose
- adjective resolutely courageous
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Examples
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The Kings, with two of the final three games, if it goes seven, on their floor, remain undaunted going into tonight's game.
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Yet they remain undaunted, realizing if this terror that threatens them should triumph they would be condemned to a life of enslavement and oppression.
Embattled Britain 1941
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Will the Council proceed undaunted from the mild and conciliatory Article XI to the firmer Article XV or the forbidding Article XVI?
The Sino-Japanese Incident in Relation to the Problem of Disarmament and International Security 1931
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Major Cain, in opening the exercises and introducing the speakers who were to follow, praised in highest terms the undaunted spirit of the North Carolina troops, "who like crusaders have battled in a just cause and returned covered with glory and honor".
Record of the War Activities in Orange County, North Carolina. 1917-1919 1918
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One thing we may at least admire in the man, and that is, his undaunted courage; and I can't help thinking, as I have said before, that there must be some good in him, seeing the way in which his family are faithful to him.
The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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One thing we may at least admire in the man, and that is, his undaunted courage; and I can’t help thinking, as I have said before, that there must be some good in him, seeing the way in which his family are faithful to him.
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One can hope that those responsible for Iceland's implosion will face more consequences than hurled eggs, but Geir Haarde, for one, is undaunted at the prospect of being the first world leader indicted for economic mismanagement.
Robert Wade: Shadow Elite : The "Inside Job" That Toppled Iceland's Economy Robert Wade 2010
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Taken in one light as a sign of undaunted resolve, the council actually bespoke the vulnerability of Seminole will.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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Yet Worth remained undaunted, if for no other reason than that the end of the war remained as fixed in his view as the means of reaching it.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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One can hope that those responsible for Iceland's implosion will face more consequences than hurled eggs, but Geir Haarde, for one, is undaunted at the prospect of being the first world leader indicted for economic mismanagement.
Robert Wade: Shadow Elite : The "Inside Job" That Toppled Iceland's Economy Robert Wade 2010
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