Both Uses of
daunt
in
A Prayer for Owen Meany
- "A trouper like you is surely undaunted by a little illness, ()Fen," Mr. Fish observed.†
p. 213.5 *undaunted = not discouraged or intimidatedstandard prefix: 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.
- Several applicants for the headmaster position admitted that their interviews with The Voice had been "daunting"; I'm sure that they were unprepared for his size, and when they heard him speak, I'm sure they got the shivers and were troubled by the absurdity of that voice communicating strictly in upper-case letters.†
p. 301.1daunting = discouraging or intimidating
Definition:
to discourage or intimidate