Daunt
/dɔːnt/verb
To make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about their ability to do something.
Her sharp glance would daunt even the bravest man.
Often appears as...
- daunt someone into
- daunt someone from
verb
To make someone feel hesitant or reluctant.
The complexity of the project daunted him.
Often appears as...
- daunt one's efforts
- daunt from proceeding
verb
To make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about their ability to do something.
Her sharp glance would daunt even the bravest man.
Often appears as...
- daunt someone into
- daunt someone from
verb
To make someone feel hesitant or reluctant.
The complexity of the project daunted him.
Often appears as...
- daunt one's efforts
- daunt from proceeding
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Consider the emotional impact; 'daunt' implies not just fear but a challenge to one's confidence.
The idea of speaking in front of a crowd was daunting to the new actor.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
'Daunt' can be positive if overcoming the daunting challenge leads to growth.
Though daunted by the marathon, she trained hard and succeeded.
Pro Tip 3/3Daunting Tasks
'Daunt' is often used for tasks or challenges, suggesting potential personal growth.
He found the prospect of climbing the mountain both daunting and exhilarating.
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Your elusive creative...
as the dangerously, frighteningly over-anticipated follow up to my freakish success. And what I have to sort of keep telling myself when I get really psyched out about that is don't be afraid. Don't be daunted. Just do your job. Continue to show up for your piece of it, whatever that might be.
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What makes a friendship...
or be polite to a coworker, but you wouldn't necessarily invite either one over for dinner. I was feeling a little bit daunted by all of these numbers until I spoke to my mum, who has a more optimistic take on all of this. "A friendship is essential in your life. How does friendship start?
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Pam Warhurst: How we can...
And here's the thing as well. We've not asked anybody's permission to do this, we're just doing it. And we are certainly not waiting for that check to drop through the letterbox before we start, and most importantly of all, we are not daunted by the sophisticated arguments that say,
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John Doerr and Ryan...
I can't help but think that some of the leaders there will be frankly daunted, maybe aghast, even horrified at the scale and speed and breadth and depth of the transformation that you're talking about. What is your message to your business peers? My message to them is simple.
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How we can eat our...
asked anybody's permission to do this we're just doing it and we are certainly not waiting for that cheque to drop through the letterbox with all we start and most importantly of all we are not daunted by the sophisticated arguments that say these small actions are
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Allan Jones: A map of...
I'll just close by saying that the tools are there, and this is truly an unexplored, undiscovered continent. This is the new frontier, if you will. And so for those who are undaunted, but humbled by the complexity of the brain, the future awaits.
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Your elusive creative...
of keep telling myself when I get really psyched out about that is don't be afraid don't be daunted just do your job continue to show up for your piece of it whatever that might be if your job is to dance do your dance if the divine
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Flying Snakes... and...
itself up as a warning the snake seems unimpressed or at least undaunted I mean a meal is a meal is a meal sorry got a fly on either side of the dragon's body are thin wing like folds of skin supported by five to
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Flying Snake Hunts...
as a warning the snake seems unimpressed or at least undaunted I mean a meal is a meal is a meal sorry on either side of the Dragons body our thin wing like folds of skin supported by five to seven
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The Blue Planet...
at first the sheer scale of the bait ball seems to daunt the predators
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Your elusive creative...
as the dangerously, frighteningly over-anticipated follow up to my freakish success. And what I have to sort of keep telling myself when I get really psyched out about that is don't be afraid. Don't be daunted. Just do your job. Continue to show up for your piece of it, whatever that might be.
Video examples
What makes a friendship...
or be polite to a coworker, but you wouldn't necessarily invite either one over for dinner. I was feeling a little bit daunted by all of these numbers until I spoke to my mum, who has a more optimistic take on all of this. "A friendship is essential in your life. How does friendship start?
Video examples
Pam Warhurst: How we can...
And here's the thing as well. We've not asked anybody's permission to do this, we're just doing it. And we are certainly not waiting for that check to drop through the letterbox before we start, and most importantly of all, we are not daunted by the sophisticated arguments that say,
Video examples
John Doerr and Ryan...
I can't help but think that some of the leaders there will be frankly daunted, maybe aghast, even horrified at the scale and speed and breadth and depth of the transformation that you're talking about. What is your message to your business peers? My message to them is simple.
Video examples
How we can eat our...
asked anybody's permission to do this we're just doing it and we are certainly not waiting for that cheque to drop through the letterbox with all we start and most importantly of all we are not daunted by the sophisticated arguments that say these small actions are
Video examples
Allan Jones: A map of...
I'll just close by saying that the tools are there, and this is truly an unexplored, undiscovered continent. This is the new frontier, if you will. And so for those who are undaunted, but humbled by the complexity of the brain, the future awaits.
Video examples
Your elusive creative...
of keep telling myself when I get really psyched out about that is don't be afraid don't be daunted just do your job continue to show up for your piece of it whatever that might be if your job is to dance do your dance if the divine
Video examples
Flying Snakes... and...
itself up as a warning the snake seems unimpressed or at least undaunted I mean a meal is a meal is a meal sorry got a fly on either side of the dragon's body are thin wing like folds of skin supported by five to
Video examples
Flying Snake Hunts...
as a warning the snake seems unimpressed or at least undaunted I mean a meal is a meal is a meal sorry on either side of the Dragons body our thin wing like folds of skin supported by five to seven
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The Blue Planet...
at first the sheer scale of the bait ball seems to daunt the predators
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Ben Howard
English Musician
I never understood how one could write a whole book: It is so technically challenging, and it's incredible the way writers put entire worlds inside of them on such a large scale. I tend to have that same feeling when I listen to music - it daunts me and makes me feel quite unsettled listening to so much talent and ambition.
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Jhumpa Lahiri
American Author
I think about the structure, sure. I think about what's going to happen, and how it's going to happen, and the pace. But I think if I stop to think about it in an abstract sense, I feel very daunted. I just try to enter into the story and feel my way through it. It's a very murky, intuitive way of going about it.
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Peter Jackson
New Zealander Director
The idea of an animated film is you always kind of get a little bit daunted by it as a filmmaker because it feels like a lot of your communication is going to be with computer artists, and you're going to have to kind of channel the movie through extra pairs of hands.
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Anna Popplewell
English Actress
I'm not a gamer. I've never played any games. I was more a books and games outdoors kind of a person, so I was extremely daunted when I got this job knowing the size of the fan base and the commitment of the fans to 'Halo.
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Rod Lurie
Israeli Director
In my mind, I'm no longer daunted by the idea of a remake. In fact, I now look at it as a genre unto itself - so long as you make it your own.
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Toby Stephens
English Actor
I think all parts come with baggage unless it is a brand new play. If one was daunted by that, you would never do anything.
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Andrew Bernstein
American Philosopher
A hero has faced it all: he need not be undefeated, but he must be undaunted.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
I'm undaunted in my quest to amuse myself by constantly changing my hair.
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Colin Morgan
Irish Actor
If I'm not completely daunted, I'm not interested.
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Ashley Zukerman
Australian Actor
I'm not immune to being daunted.
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Ben Howard
English Musician
I never understood how one could write a whole book: It is so technically challenging, and it's incredible the way writers put entire worlds inside of them on such a large scale. I tend to have that same feeling when I listen to music - it daunts me and makes me feel quite unsettled listening to so much talent and ambition.
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Jhumpa Lahiri
American Author
I think about the structure, sure. I think about what's going to happen, and how it's going to happen, and the pace. But I think if I stop to think about it in an abstract sense, I feel very daunted. I just try to enter into the story and feel my way through it. It's a very murky, intuitive way of going about it.
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Peter Jackson
New Zealander Director
The idea of an animated film is you always kind of get a little bit daunted by it as a filmmaker because it feels like a lot of your communication is going to be with computer artists, and you're going to have to kind of channel the movie through extra pairs of hands.
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Anna Popplewell
English Actress
I'm not a gamer. I've never played any games. I was more a books and games outdoors kind of a person, so I was extremely daunted when I got this job knowing the size of the fan base and the commitment of the fans to 'Halo.
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Rod Lurie
Israeli Director
In my mind, I'm no longer daunted by the idea of a remake. In fact, I now look at it as a genre unto itself - so long as you make it your own.
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Toby Stephens
English Actor
I think all parts come with baggage unless it is a brand new play. If one was daunted by that, you would never do anything.
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Andrew Bernstein
American Philosopher
A hero has faced it all: he need not be undefeated, but he must be undaunted.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
I'm undaunted in my quest to amuse myself by constantly changing my hair.
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Colin Morgan
Irish Actor
If I'm not completely daunted, I'm not interested.
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Ashley Zukerman
Australian Actor
I'm not immune to being daunted.
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