Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective serving to discourage, dishearten, or intimidate; discouraging; disheartening. Opposite of
encouraging .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
daunt . - adjective
discouraging , inspiring fear - adjective
overwhelming , intimidatingly impressive
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective discouraging through fear
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word daunting.
Examples
-
The vote comes as the new National Intelligence estimate shows Iraq is facing what it calls daunting challenges over the next year and a half.
-
The vote comes as the new National Intelligence estimate shows Iraq is facing what it calls daunting challenges over the next year and a half.
-
That's like a margin of error for TV ratings -- once again demonstrating how much more daunting is the parameter for success in the broadcast TV world.
"Glee" episode has Britney clapping her little hands -- ka-ching! Lisa de Moraes 2010
-
Among the several obstacles to formally integrating community health workers into health care teams, the most daunting is a lack of a mechanism in New York State to reimburse for the services community health workers provide.
James R. Knickman: Community Health Workers: Bridging the Health Care Gap James R. Knickman 2010
-
Objects and images swim around us with ever accelerating speed, and in daunting numbers, so I cannot conceive of the odds against such a chance encounter taking place — unless, of course, our visitor choreographed it for my benefit.
Serendipity 2009
-
What makes it more daunting is there is a large cast of characters beyond the team of 8, who themselves need to be shown.
Review: Fist Fight Manifesto: the Midknighters #1-7 (Mangaholix) « BAHAY TALINHAGA 2009
-
Objects and images swim around us with ever accelerating speed, and in daunting numbers, so I cannot conceive of the odds against such a chance encounter taking place — unless, of course, our visitor choreographed it for my benefit.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
-
She is described by her lover as ayummah (6: 10); the word daunting conveys the spirit of the Hebrew better than the commonly rendered terrible.
Shulammite: Bible. 2009
-
Siegfried in “Götterdämmerung,” though daunting, is singable.
The Kirov ‘Ring’: A Tough Role, but Somebody Has to Do It - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
-
Siegfried in “Götterdämmerung,” though daunting, is singable.
The Kirov ‘Ring’: A Tough Role, but Somebody Has to Do It - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.