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- [dawnt, dahnt]
- /dɔnt, dɑnt/
- /ˈdɔːn.tɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dawnt, dahnt]
- /dɔnt, dɑnt/
Definitions of daunting word
- adjective daunting Something that is daunting makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it. 3
- adjective daunting causing fear or discouragement; intimidating 3
- verb with object daunting to overcome with fear; intimidate: to daunt one's adversaries. 1
- verb with object daunting to lessen the courage of; dishearten: Don't be daunted by the amount of work still to be done. 1
- noun daunting Seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating. 1
- adjective daunting intimidating 1
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Origin of daunting
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English da(u)nten < Anglo-French da(u)nter, Old French danter, alteration of donter (probably by influence of dangier power, authority; see danger) < Latin domitāre to tame, derivative of domitus, past participle of domāre to tame
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Parts of speech for Daunting
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daunting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
daunting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for daunting
adjective daunting
- intimidating — to make timid; fill with fear.
- unnerving — to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
- discouraging — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- scary — causing fright or alarm.
- frightening — to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
noun daunting
- intimidation — to make timid; fill with fear.
Antonyms for daunting
adjective daunting
- heartening — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
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