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.
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.
finding a top-quality stylish, functional and stylish textile motorcycle jacket can be a daunting task.
Frankl says that the meaning of life varies from person to person, but it is the task that each person is given to fulfill and knowing ones own task. Having the tension of what one should become and the person that must become (noo dynamics). So pretty much the meaning of life by Frankl is the knowing ones task to complete in life. knowing the purpose of ones life. It varies from person to person- but the man that gives up himself completely to the meaning of another person or thing is the most human of them all.