daunting

daunt  (dônt, dänt)

tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts

To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay.

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[Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin domitre, frequentative of domre, to tame; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]

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daunter n.

daunting·ly adv.

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daunting [ˈdɔːntɪŋ]

adj

causing fear or discouragement; intimidating

dauntingly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

daunting - discouraging through fear intimidating 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

Translations

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

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

daunting

adj → entmutigend

daunting [ˈdɔːntɪŋ] adj (prospect) → non allettante