difficult
[ dif-i-kuhlt, -kuhlt ]
/ ˈdɪf ɪˌkʌlt, -kəlt /
adjective
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Origin of difficult
1350–1400; Middle English, back formation from difficulty
SYNONYMS FOR difficult
2 intricate, perplexing, involved, knotty.
4 particular, finical, fussy.
5 obdurate, uncompromising.
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British Dictionary definitions for difficult
difficult
/ (ˈdɪfɪkəlt) /
adjective
not easy to do; requiring efforta difficult job
not easy to understand or solve; intricatea difficult problem
hard to deal with; troublesomea difficult child
not easily convinced, pleased, or satisfieda difficult audience
full of hardships or trialsdifficult times ahead
Derived forms of difficult
difficultly, adverbWord Origin for difficult
C14: back formation from difficulty
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