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   difficult

   /ˈdɪfɪklt/

   adjective

   • 1. needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand: "she had a difficult decision to make" Similar hardstrenuousarduouslaboriousheavytoughonerousburdensomedemandingpunishinggruellinggrindingback-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 inconvenientawkwardunfavourableunfortunateinappropriateunsuitableuntimelyill-timedinopportuneinexpedientdisadvantageousarchaic:unseasonablebadtoughgrimterribleawfuldreadfulnightmarishdarkblackhardadverseunpleasantunwelcomedisagreeabledistressingharrowingstraitenedhard-pressedliterary:direfularchaic, humorous:parlousOpposite convenienthappy
   • ▪ (of a person) not easy to please or satisfy; awkward: "Lily could be difficult" Similar troublesometiresometryingexasperatingdemandingunmanageableintractableperversecontraryrecalcitrantobstreperousrefractoryfractiousunaccommodatingunhelpfuluncooperativeunamenableunreasonabledisobligingstubbornobstinatebull-headedpig-headedhard 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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDIFFICULT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

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   Synonym Discussion of Difficult. hard to do, make, or carry out : arduous; hard to deal with, manage, or overcome; hard to understand : puzzling… See the full definition

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   difficult: 1 adj 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 requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill ambitious , ...

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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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDIFFICULT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 meanings: 1. not easy to do; requiring effort 2. not easy to understand or solve; intricate 3. hard to deal with; troublesome.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondifficult adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   3 (of people) not easy to please; not helpful synonym awkward a difficult child/customer/boss Don't pay any attention to her—she's just being difficult.; Thesaurus difficult. hard; challenging; demanding; taxing; These words all describe something that is not easy and requires a lot of effort or skill to do. difficult not easy; needing effort or skill to do or understand: The test questions ...

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDIFFICULT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   DIFFICULT definition: 1. not easy and needing skill or effort to do or understand: 2. not friendly or easy to deal with: . Learn more.

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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, definition, what is difficult: hard to do, understand, or deal with: Learn more.