DAUNTING


Meaning of DAUNTING in English

daunt ‧ ing /ˈdɔːntɪŋ $ ˈdɒːn-/ BrE AmE adjective

frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident:

The trip seemed rather daunting for a young girl.

He’s got the daunting task of following in Ferguson’s footsteps.

the daunting prospect of asking for a loan

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THESAURUS

▪ difficult not easy to do, understand, or deal with:

a difficult question

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The homework was really difficult.

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It is difficult to see how peace can be achieved in the region.

▪ hard difficult. Hard is less formal than difficult and is very common in spoken English:

The test was really hard.

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a hard decision

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It was hard to forgive him.

▪ tough very difficult, because you have to use a lot of effort, or because it affects you emotionally:

a tough race

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Doctors have to make tough decisions about who to treat first.

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The team faces some tough competition.

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Life is tough sometimes.

▪ tricky difficult because it is complicated and full of problems:

She had helped him out of a tricky situation.

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Merging the two companies was bound to be tricky.

▪ awkward rather difficult to deal with – used especially when something could be embarrassing:

You’ve put me in a very awkward position.

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It was getting dark and foggy, which made the rescue even more awkward.

▪ challenging difficult in an interesting or enjoyable way:

I wanted a job that was more challenging.

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a challenging piece of music

▪ demanding difficult and tiring, because it takes a lot of effort:

Being a nurse in a busy hospital is a demanding job.

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it can be very demanding bringing up young children.

▪ daunting if something seems daunting, you think that it will be difficult and you do not feel confident about being able to do it:

a daunting challenge

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The task seemed a little daunting at first.

▪ delicate needing to be dealt with carefully or sensitively, especially in order to avoid offending people or causing problems:

This is a very delicate subject, and it can be difficult to talk about it with your parents.

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He thanked me for the way in which this delicate matter had been handled.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.