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daunting

British  
/ ˈdɔːntɪŋ /

adjective

  1. causing fear or discouragement; intimidating

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Other Word Forms

  • dauntingly adverb

Example Sentences

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Pulling off a split that yielded two healthy companies was beginning to look daunting.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even so, the task of building the program into something real was so daunting that the first time he was approached by the federation, Tevreden turned the project down.

From The Wall Street Journal

She said it could be daunting for young people to experience that change.

From BBC

While Will can understand how using Claude Code might be daunting to a newbie, he assures those curious about building that it’s not so hard.

From The Wall Street Journal

Political scientist Yuttaporn Issarachai said that the Thai government's primary agenda has shifted towards daunting external challenges, including the economic fallout of the Middle East conflagration.

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