different between frighten vs daunting

English

Alternative forms

• freighten (obsolete)

Etymology

From fright +? -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?a?tn?/
• Rhymes: -a?t?n
• Hyphenation: frigh?ten

Verb

frighten (third-person singular simple present frightens, present participle frightening, simple past and past participle frightened)

1. (transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:frighten

Derived terms

• frightening

Translations

Anagrams

• fringeth

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fri?ten, fyrten

Etymology

From Old English fyrhtan; equivalent to fright +? -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?frixt?n/, [?friçt?n]

Verb

frighten

1. To frighten, scare

Conjugation

Descendants

• English: (to) fright (archaic)

References

• “frighten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-05.

English

Etymology

From daunt +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d??nt??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?nt??/
• Rhymes: -??nt??
• Hyphenation: daunt?ing

Adjective

daunting (comparative more daunting, superlative most daunting)

1. Discouraging; inspiring fear.

   Synonyms: disconcerting, dismaying, formidable, frightening, unnerving, unsettling

   Antonym: undaunting
2. Intimidatingly impressive; awe-inspiring, overwhelming.

   Synonym: intimidating

   Antonym: undaunting
3. Appearing to be difficult; challenging.

   Synonyms: formidable, intimidating

   Antonym: undaunting

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

daunting (plural dauntings)

1. gerund of daunt.
   1. The act of discouraging or intimidating; discouragement, intimidation.
   2. The act of defeating, overcoming, or overwhelming.

      Synonyms: taming, vanquishing

Verb

daunting

1. present participle of daunt

References