Meaning & use
daunted
Feeling discouraged, intimidated, or overwhelmed by the difficulty of a task.
See it in a sentence
She felt daunted by the enormous stack of paperwork waiting on her desk.
Not daunted by the steep climb, the hikers pressed on toward the summit.
A note on using this word
Daunted often appears after 'feel' or in the phrase 'not daunted by,' emphasizing courage despite difficulty.
Words with a similar meaning
intimidateddiscouraged
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Words with an opposite meaning
undauntedconfident
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