Daunted

Girl as she was, Joan was not daunted at all.

A dim line of ancestors, in every variety of dress, from the Elizabethan knight to the buck of the Regency, stared down upon us and daunted us by their silent company.

And a drought doesn’t only hit bellies — the U.N. notes that in Malawi, some 137,000 children have been forced out of school, many daunted by the prospect of a hungry, thirsty trek to school — only to be followed by a hungry, thirsty day in the classroom.

I'm constantly being mentally daunted by doubts of any kind as far as my sentimental future is concerned.

I was daunted by the prospect of interviewing such a heavyweight politician.