Daunting

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  daunting \daunting\ adj.
     serving to discourage, dishearten, or intimidate;
     discouraging; disheartening. Opposite of {encouraging}.
  
     Syn: intimidating.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Daunt \Daunt\ (d[add]nt; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daunted}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Daunting}.] [OF. danter, F. dompter to tame,
     subdue, fr. L. domitare, v. intens. of domare to tame. See
     {Tame}.]
     1. To overcome; to conquer. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of
        danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Some presences daunt and discourage us. --Glanvill.
  
     Syn: To dismay; appall. See {Dismay}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  daunting
       adj : discouraging through fear [syn: {intimidating}]