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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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   What does difficult mean?

   • Numbers have dribbled back from firing line and cannot be collected in this difficult country. 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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   What is the difference between hard and difficult?

   • In some situations, the words hard and difficult are roughly equivalent. However, hard implies the opposite of all that is easy. 7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough...

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   Is difficult a good thing?

   • Difficult keeps me sharp, ready, and capable. Difficult makes it more likely I'll live longer and be healthier while I'm alive. Difficult is often (though certainly not always) more interesting than easy (for example, when it comes to a good story, you don't want the hero to win the girl on page one, do you?).

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   What is the difference between arduous and difficult?

   • The words arduous and hard are common synonyms of difficult. While all three words mean "demanding great exertion or effort," difficult implies the presence of obstacles to be surmounted or puzzles to be resolved and suggests the need of skill or courage. When would arduous be a good substitute for 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.

   • The words arduous and hard are common synonyms of difficult. While all three words mean "demanding great exertion or effort," difficult implies the...
   • While in some cases nearly identical to difficult, arduous stresses the need of laborious and persevering exertion. // the arduous task of rebuilding
   • In some situations, the words hard and difficult are roughly equivalent. However, hard implies the opposite of all that is easy. // farming is hard...

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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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   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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   Something that is difficult is not easy to do, understand, or deal with. Hobart found it difficult to get her first book published. The lack of childcare provisions made it difficult for single mothers to get jobs.

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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.