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   Dif·fi·cult

   /ˈdifəkəlt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand: "she had a difficult decision to make" Similar hardstrenuousarduouslaboriousheavytoughonerousburdensomedemandingpunishinggruelinggrindingback-breakingpainfulexhaustingtiringfatiguingwearingwearyingwearisomeinformal:hellishkillingknackeringarchaic:toilsomerare:exigentproblematichardpuzzlingbafflingperplexingconfusingmystifyingmysteriouscomplicatedcomplexinvolvedintricateknottythornyticklishobscureabstractabstrusereconditeenigmaticimpenetrableunfathomableover one's headabove one's headbeyond oneinformal:fiddlystickyno picnicgnarlyarchaic:wilderingrare:involuteinvolutedOpposite easystraightforwardsimple
   • ▪ characterized by or causing hardships or problems: "a difficult economic climate" Similar inconvenientawkwardunfavorableunfortunateinappropriateunsuitableuntimelyill-timedinopportuneinexpedientdisadvantageousarchaic:unseasonablebadtoughgrimterribleawfuldreadfulnightmarishdarkblackhardadverseunpleasantunwelcomedisagreeabledistressingharrowingstraitenedhard-pressedliterary:direfularchaic, humorous:parlousOpposite convenienthappy
   • ▪ (of a person) not easy to please or satisfy: "Lily could be difficult" Similar troublesometiresometryingexasperatingdemandingunmanageableintractableperversecontraryrecalcitrantobstreperousrefractoryfractiousunaccommodatingunhelpfuluncooperativeunamenableunreasonabledisobligingstubbornobstinatebull-headedpigheadedhard to pleasehard to satisfyfussyparticularover-particularfastidiousperfectionistcriticalhypercriticalfinickyawkwardthrawninformal:cussedchoosypickyinformal:bloody-mindedbolshiestroppybalkyarchaic:contumaciousfrowardrare:contrariousfinicalOpposite accommodating

   Word Origin late Middle English: back-formation from difficulty.

   Derivatives

   • 1. difficultness noun

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   The meaning of DIFFICULT is hard to do, make, or carry out : arduous. How to use difficult in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Difficult.

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   Synonyms for DIFFICULT: challenging, tough, hard, rigorous, demanding, formidable, complicated, heavy; Antonyms of DIFFICULT: easy, simple, light, soft, cheap, effortless, clear, undemanding.

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   DIFFICULT definition: 1. needing skill or effort: 2. not friendly, easy to deal with, or behaving well: 3. needing…. Learn more.

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   Definitions of difficult. adjective. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure. “a difficult task”. “nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access”. “ difficult times”. synonyms: hard. demanding.

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   Difficult definition: not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard. See examples of DIFFICULT used in a sentence.

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   DIFFICULT meaning: 1. needing skill or effort: 2. not friendly, easy to deal with, or behaving well: 3. needing…. Learn more.

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   Definition of difficult adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.