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   Dif·fi·cul·ty

   /ˈdifəkəltē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state or condition of being difficult: "Guy had no difficulty in making friends" Similar strainstrugglingawkwardnesstroubletoillaborlaboriousnessstrenuousnessarduousnesspainsproblemstrials and tribulationsinformal:hasslestressliterary:dolortravailscomplexitycomplicatednessintricacyperplexityknottinessawkwardnessdifficultnesstrickinesshardnessobscurityabstrusenessOpposite easesimplicity
   • ▪ a thing that is hard to accomplish, deal with, or understand: "there is a practical difficulty" Similar problemcomplicationissuedisadvantagesnaghitchdrawbackpitfallhandicapimpedimenthindranceobstaclehurdlestumbling blockobstructionbarrierinformal:fly in the ointmentprobheadachehiccupfacerspanner in the worksmonkey wrench in the worksdated:cumberliterary:trammel
   • ▪ a situation that is difficult or dangerous: "they went for a swim but got into difficulties" Similar troubledistresscrisishardshipadversityextremityneedhard timesdire straitspredicamentquandarydilemmaplightinformal:hot waterdeep watera fixa jama spota scrapea stewa holea pickle

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘requiring effort or skill’ and ‘something difficult’): from Latin difficultas, from dis- (expressing reversal) + facultas ‘ability, opportunity’.

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