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

Adjective

intimidating or worrying: this project grows more daunting every day [Latin domitare to tame]

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 << OPPOSITE reassuring

Translations

daunting [ˈdɔːntɪŋ] adj → desalentador/a

daunting [ˈdɔːntɪŋ] adj → décourageant(e) → intimidant(e)

daunting [ˈdɔːntɪŋ] daunt adj → entmutigend

daunting [ˈdɔːntɪŋ] adj → non invidiabile