degree of difficulty

noun

1. a rating which reflects the difficulty of the manoeuvre or action an athlete is attempting to perform in sports such as gymnastics and diving, and which is factored into the final score

Example Sentences

“I really wanted to be in one of Noah’s movies, but that particular stunt has a high degree of difficulty. The whole scene is like a novella. And the narrative is predicated on it working. It has to.”

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But a deeper look reveals a degree of difficulty beneath the storyline.

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Banks: I think the degree of difficulty with comedy is much higher.

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“The degree of difficulty is very high. He has what’s on the page, and then he has to do something physical. And then this actor is so talented that he puts some other spin on top of it. That’s a trick that gets high marks.”

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All this is to say, “Star Trek: Section 31” was saddled with an impossible degree of difficulty from the jump.

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