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difficult
[dif-i-kuhlt, -kuhlt]
adjective
not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard.
a difficult job.
Synonyms: arduousAntonyms: easyhard to understand or solve.
a difficult problem.
Antonyms: simplehard to deal with or get on with.
a difficult pupil.
hard to please or satisfy.
a difficult employer.
hard to persuade or induce; stubborn.
a difficult old man.
Synonyms: uncompromising, obduratedisadvantageous; trying; hampering.
The operation was performed under the most difficult conditions.
fraught with hardship, especially financial hardship.
We saw some difficult times during the depression years.
difficult
/ ˈdɪfɪkəlt /
adjective
not easy to do; requiring effort
a difficult job
not easy to understand or solve; intricate
a difficult problem
hard to deal with; troublesome
a difficult child
not easily convinced, pleased, or satisfied
a difficult audience
full of hardships or trials
difficult times ahead
Other Word Forms
- difficultly adverb
- nondifficult adjective
- quasi-difficult adjective
- quasi-difficultly adverb
- superdifficult adjective
- superdifficultly adverb
- undifficult adjective
- undifficultly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of difficult1
Word History and Origins
Origin of difficult1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
That increase in uncertainty has made managing water supplies more difficult overall, he said.
But to have the mental fortitude to put himself in difficult situations and score twice was great.
"It's a difficult situation, and I believe we need more trustworthy platforms that don't allow people to behave badly."
They worry about moving rates down too quickly, leaving the Fed in a difficult position if the economy accelerates next year.
Some tumors remain extremely difficult to treat, and carcinomas are among the most challenging.
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