daunting

ˈdɑːntɪŋ

Definition

Definition of daunting - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

hard taskseeming very difficult, causing worry or loss of confidence

The long climb looked daunting from the valley.

emotionintimidatingly impressive or overwhelming

The daunting mountain loomed over the hikers.

formidable

intimidating

overwhelming

Noun

intimidationthe act of discouraging or intimidating someone

The daunting of new employees can hurt morale.

feasibly

practically

realistically

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Origin of daunting

Middle English, daunt (to tame)

Terms with daunting included in their meaning

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cliff face

metaphor

daunting vertical obstacle or challenge

fearsomeness

impressiveness

state of being extremely impressive or daunting

loaded for bear

adj.

mental readiness

mentally prepared for a daunting situation

Examples of daunting in a sentence

The project deadline seemed daunting until we divided the work into smaller tasks.
The daunting task seemed impossible at first.
Facing the daunting audience, she took a deep breath.
The coach condemned the daunting of younger players during practice.
HR investigated the manager for the systematic daunting of interns.

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French:intimidant, intimidation, ...
German:entmutigend, Einschüchterung, ...
Italian:scoraggiante, intimidazione, ...
Spanish:desalentador, intimidación, ...
Portuguese:intimidante, intimidação, ...
Chinese:令人生畏的, 恐吓, ...
Japanese:気が遠くなるような, 威圧, ...
Arabic:مُرْهِب, تَخْويف, ...
Hebrew:מַרְתִּיעַ, הַפְחָדָה, ...
Russian:пугающий, запугивание, ...
Ukrainian:лякаючий, залякування, ...
Hindi:दुर्जेय, धमकाना, ...
Bengali:দুরূহ, ভয় দেখানো, ...
Catalan:descoratjador, intimidació, ...
Czech:náročný, zastrašování, ...
Danish:uoverskuelig, afskrækkelse, ...
Dutch:intimiderend, intimidatie, ...
Greek:αποθαρρυντικός, εκφοβισμός, ...
Hungarian:ijesztő, megfélemlítés, ...
Khmer:គួរឱ្យភ័យខ្លាច, ការបំភ័យ, ...
Korean:벅찬, 위협, ...
Persian:دلهره‌آور, ارعاب, ...
Polish:zniechęcający, zastraszanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):desafiador, intimidação, ...
Romanian:descurajant, intimidare, ...
Swedish:avskräckande, skrämsel, ...
Thai:น่าหวั่นใจ, การข่มขู่, ...
Turkish:göz korkutucu, gözdağı verme, ...
Vietnamese:đáng ngại, sự đe dọa, ...

daunt

dɔːnt

Definition of daunt - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

intimidate discourage

Rare

make someone feel afraid, worried, or lose courage

Rare

The challenge did not daunt her at all.
The steep climb didn't daunt the hikers.
Her calm smile failed to daunt the interviewer.

cow

dismay

unnerve

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Origin of daunt

Middle English, daunten (to tame)

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French:intimider, ...
German:entmutigen, ...
Italian:intimorire, ...
Spanish:intimidar, ...
Portuguese:intimidar, ...
Chinese:吓倒, ...
Japanese:ひるませる, ...
Arabic:أَخَافَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְחִיד, ...
Russian:обескуражить, ...
Ukrainian:налякати, ...
Hindi:डराना, ...
Bengali:ভয় দেখানো, ...
Catalan:intimidar, ...
Czech:odradit, ...
Danish:afskrække, ...
Dutch:ontmoedigen, ...
Greek:αποθαρρύνω, ...
Hungarian:elbátortalanítani, ...
Khmer:បំបាក់ទឹកចិត្ត, ...
Korean:위축시키다, ...
Persian:مرعوب کردن, ...
Polish:zniechęcać, ...
Portuguese (BR):intimidar, ...
Romanian:a descuraja, ...
Swedish:avskräcka, ...
Thai:ทำให้หวาดหวั่น, ...
Turkish:yıldırmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm nản lòng, ...

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