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daunting
daunt D0038200 (dônt, dänt)tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To lessen the courage or resolution of; dishearten or intimidate: "Dogged by sickness, daunted by the continuing economic downturn, he continued to fall behind" (Brooks D. Simpson).
[Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin domitāre, frequentative of domāre, to tame; see demə- in Indo-European roots.]
daunt′er n.daunt′ing·ly adv.daunting (ˈdɔːntɪŋ) adjcausing fear or discouragement; intimidating ˈdauntingly advThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | daunting - discouraging through fearintimidatingdiscouraging - depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word" |
dauntingadjective intimidating, alarming, frightening, discouraging, awesome, unnerving, disconcerting, demoralizing, off-putting (Brit. informal), disheartening Occasionally I find the commitment and responsibility daunting.
encouraging, comforting, cheering, reassuring, hearteningTranslationsdaunt (doːnt) verb to make someone lose courage or confidence. I was quite daunted by the formidable task ahead of us. 使氣餒，使膽怯 使气馁，使胆怯 daunting adjectivea daunting task/prospect. 使人畏縮的 使人畏缩的daunting
Related to daunting: thesaurusSynonyms for dauntingadj intimidatingSynonyms- intimidating
- alarming
- frightening
- discouraging
- awesome
- unnerving
- disconcerting
- demoralizing
- off-putting
- disheartening
Antonyms- encouraging
- comforting
- cheering
- reassuring
- heartening
Synonyms for dauntingadj discouraging through fearSynonymsRelated Words |