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
This dauntingly ambitious work is exceedingly difficult to pull off, but East West Players has the know-how to do it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
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
Insofar as the poor have to work near the dwellings of the rich—as in the case of so many service and retail jobs—they are stuck with lengthy commutes or dauntingly expensive housing.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
