Undaunted means not put off by danger or difficulty. Whatever it was, it did not work.
It nearly always follows a description of the obstacle, so undaunted by the weather or undaunted by three refusals, and that structure is the whole grammar of the word. It is a compliment about nerve rather than skill. The verb daunt means to intimidate, and daunting is far commoner than either, since a daunting task is one that puts people off before they begin.
1adjectiveundauntedNot discouraged by difficulty or danger.
“Undaunted by the queue, she joined the back of it.”
Middle English
ondauntit
English, today
undaunted
From Middle English ondauntit, undauntdid; equivalent to un- + daunted.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
Practised in A Man Called Ove
First appears in chapter 3 of A Man Called Ove.
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