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Discouraging; inspiring fear. / Intimidatingly impressive; awe-inspiring, overwhelming. / Appearing to be difficult; challenging.

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daunting

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daunting

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdɔːntɪŋ/

Adjective

Discouraging; inspiring fear. / Intimidatingly impressive; awe-inspiring, overwhelming. / Appearing to be difficult; challenging.

Japanese Meaning

気後れさせる、威圧的な印象を与える / 畏敬の念を抱かせるほど圧倒的で感服させる / 困難に直面しやすく、挑戦的である

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Learning a new programming language can be a daunting challenge for many beginners.

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新しいプログラミング言語を学ぶことは、多くの初心者にとって気後れさせる挑戦です。

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Sense（1）

Discouraging; inspiring fear.

Deathes daunting dart where so his buffet lights, / Shall shape no change within my friendly corse: / But dead or liue, in heauen, in earth, in hell, / I wilbe thine where so my carkase dwell.

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Sense（2）

Intimidatingly impressive; awe-inspiring, overwhelming.

[W]iſdome, much more all the excellencies of this Spirit) makes a mans face to ſhine; as the light of a Lanterne puts a luſtre upon the Lanterne, ſo the brightneſſe of theſe ſpirits puts a luſtre upon the men in whom they are. Men of ſuch ſpirts as theſe are, have a daunting preſence in the eyes of thoſe who behold them.

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