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Cringeworthy vs Daunting - What's the difference?

cringeworthy | daunting |

As adjectives the difference between cringeworthy and daunting

is that cringeworthy is that causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing while daunting is discouraging, inspiring fear.

As a verb daunting is

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cringeworthy

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing.

    • Usage notes

    * Used especially of comedic performances featuring embarrassing or pretentious incompetence.

    daunting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • discouraging, inspiring fear
  • overwhelming, intimidatingly impressive

    • Related terms

    * dauntingly * dauntless