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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 is the meaning of difficult?

   • [usually before noun] difficult conditions or situations cause a lot of problems and make it hard for you to succeed She had a difficult childhood. helping people who are in difficult circumstances. Synonyms and related words. Causing problems and disagreement:difficult, bad, embarrassing...

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   What is the difference between hard and arduous?

   • hard, difficult, arduous mean demanding great exertion or effort. hard implies the opposite of all that is easy. difficult implies the presence of obstacles to be surmounted or puzzles to be resolved and suggests the need of skill or courage. arduous stresses the need of laborious and persevering exertion.

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   What does hard mean in English?

   • 1. requiring special effort, skill, or planning; hard: a difficult job. 2. hard to understand or solve: a difficult problem. 3. hard to deal with or get on with: a difficult pupil. 4. hard to please or satisfy. 5. hard to persuade or induce; stubborn. 6. disadvantageous; trying; hampering: under difficult conditions.

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   What is an example of a difficult person?

   • Difficult can also be used to describe a situation or person that is hard to control. For example, if you babysit a difficult child, he or she might run away from you and not obey you. And you might have a difficult time agreeing to watch that child again. "Difficult."

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   • Znaczenie Difficult, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     difficult definicja: 1. needing skill or effort: 2. not...

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     DIFFICULT translate: 困難的，費力的，艱難的, 不友好的；難以接近的；難對付的；沒教養的....

   • Difficult in Japanese

     DIFFICULT translate: 難しい, 扱いにくい, 難（むずか）しい, 気難（きむずか）しい. Learn...

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     DIFFICULT translate: khó khăn, khó tính. Learn more in the...

   • Difficult in Spanish

     DIFFICULT translate: difícil, difícil, de trato difícil,...

   • Difficult in Russian

     DIFFICULT translate: трудный , трудный. Learn more in the...

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   If something is difficult, it requires physical effort or brain power to complete, like climbing Mount Everest, a difficult journey. Difficult has Latin parts: dis meaning "not, un" and facilis meaning "easy."

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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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