daunting
adjective
[ ˈdɔːntɪŋ ]
• seeming difficult to deal with in prospect; intimidating.
• "a daunting task"
Similar:
intimidating,
formidable,
disconcerting,
unnerving,
unsettling,
dismaying,
discouraging,
disheartening,
dispiriting,
demoralizing,
forbidding,
ominous,
awesome,
frightening,
fearsome,
mean-looking,
challenging,
taxing,
exacting,
daunt
verb
• make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.
• "some people are daunted by technology"
Similar:
intimidate,
abash,
take aback,
shake,
ruffle,
throw,
demoralize,
discourage,
deter,
put off,
dishearten,
dispirit,
deject,
sap,
cow,
overawe,
awe,
frighten,
scare,
alarm,
unman,
dismay,
distress,
disconcert,
discompose,
perturb,
upset,
discomfit,
unsettle,
unnerve,
disquiet,
subdue,
throw off balance,
put someone off their stroke,
confound,
panic,
stupefy,
stun,
rattle,
faze,
put into a flap,
throw into a tizz,
discombobulate,
shake up,
psych,
put the wind up,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French danter, from Latin domitare, frequentative of domare ‘to tame’.
