daunt (daunts 3rd person present) (daunting present participle) (daunted past tense & past participle )If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it. verb
...a gruelling journey that would have daunted a woman half her age... V n
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daunted adj v-link ADJ
It is hard to pick up such a book and not to feel a little daunted.