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Meanwhile, we and our partners have already evacuated more than 100,000 Afghans and others who feared for their lives under Taliban rule, a truly remarkable logistical achievement under daunting circumstances.
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN AFGHANISTAN IS HORRIBLE. BUT HOW ELSE WAS U.S. INVOLVEMENT GOING TO END?EUGENE ROBINSONAUGUST 26, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThis contributes to the medium’s uniqueness but can be daunting when resources are limited.
DIGITAL OUT-OF-HOME DESERVES A SEAT AT THE ADULT TABLEVERIZONAUGUST 3, 2021DIGIDAYThat’s an intimidating number for most of us mere mortals, but, says Asmuth, feeling daunted by the distance is integral to growth in the sport.
HOW TO UP YOUR TRAIL-RUNNING GAMEKKLEINJULY 21, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEFor founders, getting their idea from concept to company, or developing a minimum viable product, is daunting enough, but seeking an initial fundraising round brings a complexity that can be especially challenging to manage.
5 FUNDRAISING IMPERATIVES FOR ROBOTICS STARTUPSANNIE SIEBERTJULY 9, 2021TECHCRUNCHIn the book’s final pages, having sifted through a daunting tangle of conflicting accounts and agendas, she arrives at a set of wrenching conclusions about the crime.
HAUNTED BY A GRISLY EXECUTION, AN INVESTIGATOR DECIDES TO DIG DEEPERDANIEL STASHOWERMARCH 5, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe reason why I wasn’t intimidated, or daunted, by all those hats that I wore in making the film was because even from the start, I had a very clear idea of the film that I wanted to make.
HOW MAKING A FILM LED ISABEL SANDOVAL TO COME OUT AS TRANSEUGENE ROBINSONOCTOBER 20, 2020OZYNo misfortunes could disturb the serenity of her soul, and no accumulating perils could daunt her courage.
MADAME ROLAND, MAKERS OF HISTORYJOHN S. C. ABBOTTHe was experiencing a strange new joy of possession, which no possibility of ridicule could daunt.
THE BUTTERFLY HOUSEMARY E. WILKINS FREEMANHe declared that no opposition, derision, or contempt, should daunt him.
THE HISTORY OF TASMANIA , VOLUME II (OF 2)JOHN WESTEven the storm at its height could not daunt such furious riders.
RIDERS OF THE SILENCESJOHN FREDERICKWORDS RELATED TO DAUNT
- abash
- blow out
- blow up
- chill
- cripple
- damp
- dampen
- daunt
- debilitate
- deject
- disarrange
- disconcert
- discountenance
- discourage
- dishearten
- disorder
- disorganize
- disparage
- dispirit
- disturb
- embarrass
- enfeeble
- get to
- jumble
- muddle
- nonplus
- psych out
- rattle
- sap
- send up
- shake
- snarl
- take apart
- take steam out
- undermine
- unglue
- unman
- unsettle
- unzip
- upset
- weaken
- abase
- afflict
- ail
- bear down
- beat
- beat down
- bother
- bug
- bum out
- cast down
- chill
- cow
- damp
- dampen
- darken
- daunt
- debase
- debilitate
- degrade
- desolate
- devitalize
- discourage
- dishearten
- dismay
- dispirit
- distress
- disturb
- drag
- drain
- dull
- enervate
- faze
- keep under
- lower
- mock
- mortify
- oppress
- perturb
- press
- put down
- reduce
- reduce to tears
- run down
- sadden
- sap
- scorn
- slow
- throw cold water on
- torment
- trouble
- try
- turn one off
- upset
- weaken
- weary
- weigh down
- act like a wet blanket
- avert
- block
- caution
- chill
- cool
- damp
- dampen
- daunt
- debar
- disadvise
- discourage
- dissuade
- divert
- forestall
- forfend
- frighten
- hinder
- impede
- intimidate
- obstruct
- obviate
- preclude
- prevent
- prohibit
- put a damper on
- put off
- restrain
- rule out
- scare
- shut out
- stave off
- stop
- talk out of
- throw cold water on
- warn
- abashes
- afflicts
- alarms
- appalls
- awes
- beats down
- bothers
- breaks one's heart
- bullies
- casts down
- chills
- confuses
- cows
- dampens
- dashes
- daunts
- dejects
- demoralizes
- deprecates
- depresses
- dismays
- disparages
- distresses
- droops
- frightens
- intimidates
- irks
- overawes
- prostrates
- represses
- scares
- throws cold water on
- tries
- troubles
- unnerves
- vexes
- weighs
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