What is another word for daunting ?

Discouraging, inspiring fear

“Stepping on court against a four-year-old shouldn't be a daunting prospect.”

Adjective

(colloquial) Causing or able to cause fright

unfavorable^US

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Adjective

Causing or resulting in a feeling of miserable dejection

somber^US

sombre^UK

unfavorable^US

unsavoury^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

unsavory^US

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Adjective

Arduous in nature

grueling^US

gruelling^UK

like getting blood out of a stone

labored^US

laboured^UK

easier said than done

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Adjective

Very large; huge

marvellous^UK

marvelous^US

out of all proportion

worth taking into account

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Noun

The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats

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Verb

putting someone off their stroke

Present participle for to discourage or overwhelm

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

throwing into a tizz

causing someone to lose their composure

knocking the stuffing out of

pulling the rug from under

giving someone the blues

making someone fed up

blowing away

pulling the rug out from under

blinding someone with something

throwing into confusion

throwing into disorder

throwing into uproar

scandalising^UK

taking the heart out of

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

filling with consternation

hitting like a ton of bricks

giving someone a turn

putting the wind up someone

throwing into a tizzy

miffing

setting back

bringing tears to your eyes

harshing someone's mellow

making your heart bleed

bearing down

causing to lose heart

winding up

breaking one's heart

giving someone the hump

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

displeasing

paining

setting someone back on their heels

offending

crazing

stopping someone in their tracks

putting out of countenance

making someone scratch their head

putting someone off their stride

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

causing to be at a stand

taking the wind out of your sails

scaring the bejesus out of

springing something on

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

putting someone off his stride

catching somebody unawares

catching somebody off balance

taking one's breath away

taking someone's breath away

making self-conscious

balking^US

sending over the edge

flapping

baulking^UK

going out of one's way

going to the trouble of

exerting oneself

fussing over

taking the trouble

hurting somebody's feelings

making someone jump out of their skin

taking someone aback

making jump

scaring to death

giving someone a jolt

giving someone a fright

giving a shock

taxing

putting off his or her stride

taking the wind out of someone's sails

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

turning one's stomach

relucting

making sick

making your gorge rise

driving you out of your mind

making someone want to throw up

making someone feel nauseous

making a mountain out of a molehill

getting in a stew

making a big thing of

making a big thing out of

giving someone a hard time

giving someone goose pimples

chilling to the marrow

throwing into a panic

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

scaring the pants off

raising someone's eyebrows

putting the fear of God into

frightening the living daylights out of

completely surprising

shaking out of your complacency

hitting like ton of bricks

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“No dark forebodings would disturb his serenity, no adversities would daunt him.”

Verb

Present participle for to intimidate

scaring the bejesus out of

agitating

disturbing

striking terror into

throwing into a panic

scaring the living daylights out of

making your hair stand on end

scaring the pants off

throwing into a blue funk

scaring someone out of their wits

giving someone goose pimples

putting the fear of God into

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

scaring off

surprising

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

making someone jump out of their skin

giving someone a turn

making blood run cold

chilling to the bone

frightening to death

frightening the living daylights out of

making your blood run cold

throwing into a fright

making one's blood run cold

putting the wind up someone

unmanning

distressing

throwing into panic

chilling someone to the marrow

scaring someone half to death

astonishing

working up

amazing

making someone jump out of his skin

making one's teeth chatter

scaring the living daylights out of someone

scaring the pants off of

making someone's hair stand on end

chilling someone's blood

making afraid

frightening the life out of

frightening someone out of their wits

sending into a cold sweat

making someone's hair curl

making someone's blood run cold

making fearful

making someone shake in their shoes

scaring the hell out of

giving someone a fright

making someone's hair stand on end

scaring the life out of

scaring the daylights out of

making one's hair stand on end

stunning

stupefying

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

filling with terror

frightening out of your wits

giving someone a jolt

springing something on

tormenting

persecuting

tyrannizing^US

victimizing^US

tyrannising^UK

victimising^UK

making your flesh creep

inspiring panic in

putting the frighteners on

making it hot for someone

making things hot for someone

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“Mere thugs did not possess the ability to daunt someone of his breeding and class.”

Verb

Present participle for to deter or cause to feel fear, especially by threats of violence

using strong-arm tactics on

harrying

oppressing

persecuting

tyrannising^UK

tyrannizing^US

twisting someone's arm

scaring the bejesus out of

riding roughshod over

victimizing^US

victimising^UK

ruling with an iron hand

maltreating

ruling with a rod of iron

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

putting the screws on

vandalizing^US

pushing someone around

vandalising^UK

twisting somebody's arm

putting through the wringer

putting the chill on

trampling

bringing pressure to bear on

putting the squeeze on

putting under an obligation

criticizing^US

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

throwing weight around

pushing the buttons

having someone under your thumb

bringing someone to their knees

living off the backs of

withholding rights from

criticising^UK

making threats against

playing the heavy with

exercising control over

having the whip hand over

keeping under your thumb

having upper hand

having ascendancy over

ruling the roost in

having the upper hand in

having mastery over

playing first fiddle

having the upper hand over

laying down the law

taking over

heading up

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