DAUNTING

ppr. Repressing courage; intimidating; disheartening.

daunting

daunt ing |ˈdôntiNG, ˈdänt -ˈdɔntɪŋ | ▶adjective seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating: a daunting task. DERIVATIVES daunt ing ly adverb

daunting

daunt |ing ▶adjective seeming difficult to deal with in prospect; intimidating: a daunting task. DERIVATIVES dauntingly adverb

daunting

daunting adjective the daunting task of raising five boys: intimidating, formidable, disconcerting, unnerving, unsettling, dismaying; discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting, demoralizing; forbidding, ominous, awesome, frightening, fearsome; challenging, taxing, exacting. WORD TOOLKIT See formidable . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

daunting

daunting adjective the daunting task of raising five boys: intimidating, formidable, disconcerting, unnerving, unsettling, dismaying; discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting, demoralizing; forbidding, ominous, awesome, frightening, fearsome; challenging, taxing, exacting. WORD TOOLKIT daunting See formidable . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

daunting

d á unt ing 形容詞 〈仕事 見通しなどが 〉 (人を )ひるませるような, 気をくじく .～ly 副詞