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to discourage or intimidate

It is a challenge that would daunt a lesser diplomat.

daunt = discourage or intimidate

Obstacles don't daunt her.

daunt = discourage or intimidate

Don't be troubled, Meg, poverty seldom daunts a sincere lover.
Alcott, Louisa May -- Little Women
I am a wild beast, my friend: untamed and undaunted.
Katherine Applegate -- The One and Only Ivan

undaunted = not discouraged or intimidated

(Editor's note: The prefix "un-" in undaunted means not and reverses the meaning of daunted. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.)

their dauntless men maintain the field
Virgil -- The Aeneid

dauntless = never discouraged or intimidated

(Editor's note: The suffix "-less" in dauntless means without. This is the same pattern you see in words like fearless, homeless, and endless.)

Do not believe him! He has lost all power, save his voice that can still daunt you and deceive you, if you let it.
J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Return of the King

daunt = discourage or intimidate

I wanted this job...—but it is as daunting as it is satisfying, to cover your home for strangers.
Rick Bragg -- All Over but the Shoutin'

daunting = intimidating

Gods take daunting shapes when they appear.
Homer -- The Iliad

daunting = intimidating

It is maybe the first time I've seen Peter be truly Dauntless.
Veronica Roth -- Insurgent

dauntless = fearless and determined

(Editor's note: The suffix "-less" in dauntless means without. This is the same pattern you see in words like fearless, homeless, and endless.)

Madaline's stories stirred up an old restlessness in me, an urge I'd always had to strike out headlong into the world, to be dauntless.
Khaled Hosseini -- And The Mountains Echoed

dauntless = without discouragement or intimidation

(Editor's note: The suffix "-less" in dauntless means without. This is the same pattern you see in words like fearless, homeless, and endless.)

But I think the rest of her is becoming dauntless, even with our years and troubles.
Chang-rae Lee -- Native Speaker

dauntless = never discouraged or intimidated

(Editor's note: The suffix "-less" in dauntless means without. This is the same pattern you see in words like fearless, homeless, and endless.)

She tried four times to knock on the daunting flesh of the door, but she could not bring herself to do it.
Markus Zusak -- The Book Thief

daunting = intimidating

The alchemist was a bit daunting, but, as the boy drank the wine, he relaxed.
Paulo Coelho -- The Alchemist

daunting = intimidating

The information didn't look too daunting.
Nicholas Sparks -- Message in a Bottle

daunting = discouraging or intimidating

The state troopers were huge and daunting in their gray uniforms.
Homer Hickam -- October Sky

daunting = intimidating

The word was too good, too bitter, too successfully daunting to be repeated.
William Golding -- Lord of the Flies

daunting = discouraging or intimidating

I found it frightening, invigorating, daunting, and exhilarating all at the same time.
Khaled Hosseini -- The Kite Runner

daunting = discouraging or intimidating

And the prospect of treating more than a handful was daunting.
Tracy Kidder -- Mountains Beyond Mountains

daunting = intimidating or discouraging

facing peril and death with dauntless heart, going to his doom with a grim smile on his lips.
Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

dauntless = a never discouraged

(Editor's note: The suffix "-less" in dauntless means without. This is the same pattern you see in words like fearless, homeless, and endless.)

Mathematics and Science were straightforward and more familiar, if daunting.
Henry H. Neff -- The Hound of Rowan

daunting = discouraging or intimidating

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