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- DictionaryDif·fi·cul·ty/ˈdifəkəltē/
noun
- 1. the state or condition of being difficult: "Guy had no difficulty in making friends"
noun. the state or quality of being difficult. a task, problem, etc, that is hard to deal with. often plural a troublesome or embarrassing situation, esp a financial one. a dispute or disagreement. often plural an objection or obstacle. he always makes difficulties. a trouble or source of trouble; worry.
[countable, usually plural, uncountable] a problem; a thing or situation that causes problems. the difficulties of English syntax. a patient with breathing difficulties. They encountered numerous difficulties while making the film. She had been experiencing technical difficulties.
problems in doing or understanding something: [ + in + doing sth ] He was having difficulty in breathing because of the smoke. [ + doing sth ] I had difficulty finding somewhere to park. She had twisted her ankle and was walking with difficulty. Fewer examples. I had no difficulty getting work. He has difficulty spelling long words.
Difficulties are generally serious or hard to overcome. If you’re having difficulty, you’re having troubles. Definitions of difficulty. noun. an effort that is inconvenient. “had difficulty walking”. “finished the test only with great difficulty ”. synonyms: trouble. see more.
4 days ago · difficulty in American English. (ˈdɪfɪˌkʌlti ; ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ) noun Word forms: plural ˈdiffiˌculties. 1. the condition or fact of being difficult. 2. something that is difficult, as a hard problem or an obstacle or objection. 3. trouble, distress, etc., or a cause of this.
2 [uncountable] the state or quality of being hard to do or to understand; the effort that something involves I had considerable difficulty (in) persuading her to leave. I had no difficulty (in) making myself understood. The changes were made with surprisingly little difficulty. He spoke slowly and with great difficulty.
1. : hard to do, make, or carry out : arduous. a difficult climb. 2. a. : hard to deal with, manage, or overcome. a difficult child. having a difficult time coping with her death. b. : hard to understand : puzzling. difficult reading. found calculus too difficult. difficultly adverb. Synonyms. arduous. Augean. backbreaking. challenging. demanding.
