Intimidating, overwhelming, inspiring fear. Means someone fearful of socializing because they are somewhat intimidated by the prospect for some reason.
daunting = humbling ... a daunting task can cause the brave to feel weak.
difficult, challenging After Grandma passed away, clearing out the home she had lived in for 45 years was a daunting task.
Bungee jumping off the bridge was a daunting task, but I went ahead and did it.
What a daunting task it is to clean out Grandpa's basement! He had collected junk for over 50 years and never threw any thing away.
Work, task, deed, accomplishment, or purpose
The dajective daunting means tending to overwhelm or intimidate, such as a daunting task, one that is so complex that you may be reluctant to attempt it.Climbing Mount Everest has be said to be a dauntingchallenge.
I am daunted by having to do a four-minute speech at the end of the course.John weighed 110 pounds, but he was never daunted by the 200-pound bully who made fun of him every day.He was never daunted by the fact he hadn't attended university for his chosen line of work.
A task is something you are required to do.
Finding the best GPS can be a daunting task. After much research, I have found to be that the Tom Tom is the top rated GPS.
Simple economics. Who would want to assume the daunting task of attempting to bring rule and order to a population that is almost entirely illiterate, terribly under uneducated, and seemingly unwilling to attempt any self help.
While measuring intelligence (or even defining it) can be a daunting task... monkey's don't seem to be any smarter than humans.
It can be either but is practically always an adjective(difficult, tending to impede confidence), as in a daunting task. It is the present participle of the archaic verb "to daunt" which is otherwise seldom seen.