Daunting vs. Difficult — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Daunting and Difficult
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Daunting
Intimidatingly impressive; awe-inspiring, overwhelming.
Difficult
Requiring considerable effort or skill; not easy to do or accomplish
"To entertain is far more difficult than to enlighten" (Anthony Burgess).
Daunting
To lessen the courage or resolution of; dishearten or intimidate
"Dogged by sickness, daunted by the continuing economic downturn, he continued to fall behind" (Brooks D. Simpson).
Difficult
Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying
Fell upon difficult times.
Daunting
Discouraging; inspiring fear.
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Difficult
Not easy to comprehend, solve, or explain
A difficult puzzle.
Daunting
Appearing to be difficult; challenging.
It was a daunting task, but it was accomplished with some forward planning.
Difficult
Not easy to please, satisfy, or manage
A difficult child.
Daunting
Gerund of daunt.
Difficult
Not easy to persuade or convince; stubborn.
Daunting
The act of discouraging or intimidating; discouragement, intimidation.
Difficult
Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
However, the difficult weather conditions will ensure Yunnan has plenty of freshwater. File:However, the difficult weather conditions will ensure Yunnan has plenty of freshwater.ogg
Daunting
The act of defeating, overcoming, or overwhelming.
Difficult
Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.
Stop being difficult and eat your broccoli—you know it's good for you.
Daunting
Present participle of daunt
Difficult
(obsolete) Unable or unwilling.
Daunting
Serving to discourage, dishearten, or intimidate; discouraging; disheartening. Opposite of encouraging.
Difficult
To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.
Daunting
Discouraging through fear
Difficult
Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.
There is not the strength or courage left me to venture into the wide, strange, and difficult world, alone.
Difficult
Hard to manage or to please; not easily wrought upon; austere; stubborn; as, a difficult person.
Difficult
To render difficult; to impede; to perplex.
Difficult
Not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure;
A difficult task
Nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access
Difficult times
A difficult child
Found himself in a difficult situation
Why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?
Difficult
Requiring much effort and trouble;
The mountain climb was long, steep, and difficult
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