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daunt

(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.
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daunting

(ˈdɔːntɪŋ)
adj
causing fear or discouragement; intimidating
ˈdauntingly adv
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. daunting - discouraging through fear
discouraging - depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word"
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daunting

adjective 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, heartening
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Translations
مُرْهِب، مُثْبِط
zastrašující
musertavapelottava
gözünü korkutan

daunting

[ˈdɔːntɪŋ] ADJ (= inhibiting) → abrumador, amedrentador ; (= disheartening) → desalentador, desmoralizante
a daunting task → una tarea abrumadora, una gigantesca tarea
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daunting

[ˈdɔːntɪŋ] adj [task, prospect] → intimidant(e)
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daunting

adj → entmutigend
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daunting

[ˈdɔːntɪŋ] adj (prospect) → non allettante
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daunt

(doːnt) verb
to make someone lose courage or confidence. I was quite daunted by the formidable task ahead of us. verskrik, afgeskrik, uit die veld geslaan يُثَبِّطُ العَزيمَه، يُرْهِبُ уплашвам desencorajar zastrašit, polekat entmutigt skræmme; afskrække αποθαρρύνω, αποκαρδιώνω desmoralizar, desalentar hirmutama مایوس کردن؛ دلسرد کردن huolettaa décourager לְהַפחִיד निरुत्साहित करना zastrašiti, ustrašiti megfélemlít membuat takut scoraggiare おじけづかせる 기죽이다 priblokšti, atimti drąsą iebiedēt; iebaidīt lemah semangat ontmoedigen, afschrikken ta motet fra, skremme, kue onieśmielić, zniechęcić ډارول، بې زړه كول، وېرول обескуражить zastrašiť, odradiť prestrašiti uliti strah skrämma, göra modlös ทําให้กลัว gözünü korkutmak, yıldırmak 使氣餒,使膽怯 страхати, залякувати حوصلہ شکنی کرنا dọa nạt 使气馁,使胆怯
daunting adjective
a daunting task/prospect. angswekkend, skrikwekkend مُرْهِب، مُثْبِط плашещ desencorajador zastrašující entmutigen skræmmende; afskrækkende αποθαρρυντικός, αποκαρδιωτικός desalentador, desmoralizante hirmutav دلهره آور؛ هراس انگیز pelottava décourageant מפחיד निरूत्साहकारी zastrašujući, obeshrabrujući ijesztő menakutkan scoraggiante おじけづかせるような 위압적인, 기세를 꺾는 pribloškiantis biedējošs membimbangkan eng, intimiderend skremmende, overveldende onieśmielający, zniechęcający ډارول، بې زړه كول، وېرول обескураживающий hrozivý zastrašujoč zastrašujući skrämmande, avskräckande ซึ่งทําให้กลัว gözünü korkutan 使人畏縮的 приголомшливий ڈرانے والا làm nản chí 使人畏缩的
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