All 4 Uses of
daunt
in
The Remains of the Day
- Recalling a time when I had had a staff of seventeen under me, and knowing how not so long ago a staff of twenty-eight had been employed here at Darlington Hall, the idea of devising a staff plan by which the same house would be run on a staff of four seemed, to say the least, daunting.†
Chpt Pro.daunting = discouraging or intimidating
- And indeed, it was then that I felt a new resolve not to be daunted in respect to the one professional task I have entrusted myself with on this trip; that is to say, regarding Miss Kenton and our present staffing problems.†
Chpt 1e -daunted = discouraged or intimidated
- Sir David himself finds the task rather daunting and suspects he will not accomplish it before Reginald's wedding day.
Chpt 2m - *daunting = discouraging or intimidating
- Mrs Taylor had served us with —a good broth, which we had eaten with helpings of crusty bread, and at that point, there had been little to suggest the evening held for me anything more daunting than an hour or so of pleasant conversation before retiring to bed.†
Chpt 3e -
Definition:
to discourage or intimidate