dauntingness
n.
daunt的变形
daunt
[dɔ:nt]
vt.
吓，恫吓，恐吓，威吓，吓倒；使害怕：
They were daunted by the amount of work still to be done.
他们被 那大量待做的工作吓倒了。
to daunt one's adversaries
吓倒对手
使畏缩，使胆怯，使气馁，使失去信心(或勇气)：
Don't be daunted by the amount of work still to be done.
不要因那大量待做的工作而失去信心。
近义词:
dismay