daunt
verb (used with object)
to overcome with fear; intimidate.
Example Sentences
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However, with his nuanced unraveling of sometimes dauntingly tangled ideas and his always crisp prose he avoids the pitfalls of oversimplification and excessive detail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Budget constraints and dauntingly high NHS waiting lists make her job even harder.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2024
Standing in the way of these plans are not just the dauntingly complex interactions of birds, microbes, and climate, but also mundane challenges.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 26, 2023
It’s not easy to figure out Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s dauntingly ambitious 1987 musical in performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
In fact, both pieces are still among the most performed of all nineteenth-century favourites, in a dauntingly strong field.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
