as in discouraging
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as in frustrating
to lessen the courage or confidence of
the raging inferno didn't daunt the firefighters for a moment
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Recent Examples of daunting
Sridhar Ramaswamy, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
Replacing Hoover will be a daunting task, but not impossible.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Dec. 2025
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
Shopping right after the holidays can feel daunting.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
This shift will be both liberating and daunting.
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Now, first-year coach David Adelman is tasked with navigating them through a daunting series of short- and long-term obstacles.
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Their status has been diminished by what has — charitably — been a really discouraging decade, featuring two separate relegations.—
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High taxes squeeze margins and send a discouraging signal to firms.—
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Mack and the Chargers’ defense pressured quarterbacks Jalen Hurts of the Eagles and Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs, frustrating them and keeping them out of their comfort zones.—
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There’s nothing more troublesome than a government that finds no problem too small to care about — and governments have a terrible track record for solving large ones.—
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However, replacing 2/3 of your outfield in one offseason can be troublesome at times.—
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Democratic leaders actually were troubled by Mamdani’s rise (although their preference for a disgraced former governor was equally dismaying), but Democratic voters handed Mamdani a solid victory despite his radical positions.—
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On top of this dismaying thought comes the realization that the AI is available 24x7 and at a low cost or perhaps even free.—
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Cellos and basses may be rumbling along on a frighteningly low melody, as the woodwinds are pecking like a riot in a chicken coop, while the high strings are sustaining a cluster of odd, disconcerting notes.—
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The macro view is more disconcerting.—
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To vocalize the belief that the lawsuit was partisan politics instead of concerned citizens speaking up, is very disheartening.—
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And if that weren’t bad enough, Kansas City got some disheartening injury news after the game that will make quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ life even more difficult.—
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In Week 16, Detroit had a first and goal from the 1-yard line in the final seconds against the Pittsburgh Steelers but failed to score the go-ahead touchdown in a dispiriting loss.—
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Then there’s the somewhat dispiriting fact that stadium-level rock bands are dwindling for younger generations, so much so that these offers to push out older acts are almost done by necessity.—
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Despite suffering demoralizing losses in 2024 and grappling with persistently low approval ratings, Democrats have reasons to be optimistic about the 2026 cycle.—
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The Jays were able to put their demoralizing, 18-inning loss the night before behind them as the bats came back to life.—
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“Daunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daunting. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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