If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it. a gruelling journey that would have daunted a woman half her age + daunted daunt·ed It is hard to pick up such a book and not to feel a little daunted
[ 'dont, 'dänt ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French danter, alteration of donter, from Latin domitare to tame, frequentative of domare; more at TAME.