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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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   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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   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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   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.

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

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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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   Something that is is not easy to do, understand, or deal with. Someone who is behaves in an unreasonable and unhelpful way. More. Synonyms of 'difficult' • hard, tough, taxing [...] • problematical, involved, complex [...] • troublesome, trying, awkward [...] More. Collocations with 'difficult'

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDIFFICULT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of difficult – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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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 to do or deal with and needing a lot of effort, skill, or patience: It is a technically demanding piece of music to play. difficult to do and needing a lot of mental or physical effort: The work can be very physically and mentally taxing. Idioms. make life difficult (for somebody)

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    Difficult definition: Requiring considerable effort or skill; not easy to do or accomplish.