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Synonyms for daunted

caused to show discomposure

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With these words he moved the heart of Aeneas, and he went in pursuit of Idomeneus, big with great deeds of valour; but Idomeneus was not to be thus daunted as though he were a mere child; he held his ground as a wild boar at bay upon the mountains, who abides the coming of a great crowd of men in some lonely place--the bristles stand upright on his back, his eyes flash fire, and he whets his tusks in his eagerness to defend himself against hounds and men--even so did famed Idomeneus hold his ground and budge not at the coming of Aeneas.
NEIL PRINCE is not daunted by the seven-point gap Bootle must make up on the leaders.
THE talk of a title decider is "premature", but Jon Lewis accepts the magnitude of Durham's LV= County Championship clash with Yorkshire and insists the "feelgood factor" currently enveloping his side is a handy inoculation against any possibility of being daunted by the league leaders.
So it's not that surprising that Ruth Negga was a little bit daunted when she was first approached to play her in the biopic Shirley.
NOTHING DAUNTED: THE UNEXPECTED EDUCATION OF TWO SOCIETY GIRLS IN THE WEST tells how the author discovered her grandmother's vivid accounts of her experience as a schoolteacher in the Colorado Rockies nearly 100 years earlier - and how her subsequent research led to friendships with some of her mother's descendants.
Mr Moore, director of TMG Corporate, admitted he was daunted. He said: "I am entering my 47th year and wanted to set myself a challenge and taking part in the London Marathon seemed the one to do as I am not known for being athletically fit.
A survey of more than 200 businessmen and women found that most were making more business trips than ever before, but often felt daunted if they had to meet people in countries with a different business culture such as Japan or the Middle East.
Choosing a floral theme for a summer party can be challenging, but don't be daunted. "Flowers are beautiful.
So when we discuss implementing a structured preventive maintenance program, they're both excited and daunted by the prospect.
He's angry, combative and clearly hiding something, but Maris isn't daunted. Not at first.
Richard Hughes had his mount in front soon after the start and the Kingmambo colt only had the company of the loose horse Persiano in the closing stages as he recorded a length-and-a-half success from Nothing Daunted.
The guide has been written for solicitors to give to their clients and is also available to individuals daunted by the prospect of putting a case through the civil justice service.
But far from being daunted by the prospect, Scot Murray is exhibiting much of the confidence which swept him to the US Open junior title last year and has made him one of the finest British prospects in years.