Definitions for daunting
daunt·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.2 / 6 votes

1. daunting, intimidatingadjective

   discouraging through fear

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. dauntingadjective

   discouraging, inspiring fear

2. dauntingadjective

   overwhelming, intimidatingly impressive

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. daunting

   Daunting refers to something that seems intimidating, difficult, or frightening to accomplish. It often scares or discourages someone from doing it due to its complexity, size, or amount of effort required.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. Daunting

   of Daunt

How to pronounce daunting?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say daunting in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of daunting in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of daunting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of daunting in a Sentence

1. Hiroyasu Nishikawa:

   Toshiba is still facing a number of daunting issues, such as what to do with its unprofitable PC and TV businesses.

2. Pomona High School:

   We need different types of help. Half of the students seem traumatized about the incident, the other half are just numb to it, it’s very daunting being in my position because I do care about the district, it’s my community and I want to make sure things get better.

3. Frank Sesno:

   Under the social media microscope this will be much tougher because most every viewer, reader, listener will be judging — many in real time, it's a daunting news agenda, but the public is tuned in and amped up. News organizations will be judged quickly and harshly.

4. Melissa Cobb:

   I grew up reading Dahl stories and lived large parts of my young life in those magical worlds, so finding just the right creative partner to bring Willy Wonka, Charlie and the Oompa-Loompas to life in animation was a daunting task... until Taika Waititi walked into the room, then it was really obvious. If Dahl had created a character of a filmmaker to adapt his work, I'm pretty sure he would have created Taika Waititi.

5. Kevin Demoff:

   I think all of these guys are wiped, when you get to this point, the gas tank is empty and you’re sitting there holding a trophy. I think that’s daunting to some degree when you wake up this morning and realize you’ve got to go do it all over again, and you do n’t have the energy. So I think the talk is actually natural.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=daunting
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Daunting
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daunting