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Daunting vs Bewildering - What's the difference?

daunting | bewildering |

As verbs the difference between daunting and bewildering

is that daunting is while bewildering is .

As adjectives the difference between daunting and bewildering

is that daunting is discouraging, inspiring fear while bewildering is very confusing, perplexing, or baffling, often due to a very large choice being available.

As a noun bewildering is

bewilderment.

daunting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

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

    • Related terms

    * dauntingly * dauntless

    bewildering

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Very confusing, perplexing, or baffling, often due to a very large choice being available.
    • There was a bewildering collection of curiosities filling the room.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • bewilderment
  • * (Herman Melville), Pierre
    • Then the bewilderings of the comings and the goings of the coffins at the large and populous house; these bewilderings came over me. What was it to be dead? What is it to be living?