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1. (n.) difficulty
the fact or condition of being difficult.
2. difficulty
Often, difficul&syl;ties. an embarrassing situation, esp. of financial affairs.
3. difficulty
a trouble or struggle.
4. difficulty
a cause of trouble, struggle, or embarrassment.
5. difficulty
a disagreement or dispute.
6. difficulty
reluctance; unwillingness.
7. difficulty
a demur; objection.
8. difficulty
something that is hard to do, understand, or surmount; impediment; obstacle.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME difficulte (< AF) < L difficultās=difficil(is) difficult +-tās -ty2)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) trouble, difficulty
an effort that is inconvenient
"I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"
2. (noun) difficulty
a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
"serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"
3. (noun) difficulty
a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
"grappling with financial difficulties"
4. (noun) difficulty, difficultness
the quality of being difficult
"they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
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1. (noun) difficulty
sth that is not easy or causes problems
learning/reading difficulties; They're having difficulties with their teenage son.; I'm having difficulty remembering everyone's names.
2. difficulty
have difficulties/difficulty
how difficult sth is compared to others
the relative difficulty of the two tasks
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) difficulty
the state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness; arduousness; -- opposed to easiness or facility; as, the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a work of difficulty
2. (noun) difficulty
something difficult; a thing hard to do or to understand; that which occasions labor or perplexity, and requires skill and perseverance to overcome, solve, or achieve; a hard enterprise; an obstacle; an impediment; as, the difficulties of a science; difficulties in theology
3. (noun) difficulty
a controversy; a falling out; a disagreement; an objection; a cavil
4. (noun) difficulty
embarrassment of affairs, especially financial affairs; -- usually in the plural; as, to be in difficulties
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Sense: the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy
I have difficulty in understanding him.
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 Afrikaans: moeite |
 Arabic: صُعوبَه |
 Bulgarian: трудност |
 Brazilian: dificuldade |
 Czech: potíž |
 German: die Schwierigkeit |
 Danish: besvær |
 Greek: δυσκολία |
 Spanish: dificultad |
 Estonian: raskus |
 Farsi: دشواری؛ سختی |
 Finnish: vaikeus |
 French: difficulté |
 Hebrew: קוֹשִׁי |
 Hindi: कठिनाई |
 Croatian: poteškoća |
 Hungarian: nehézség |
 Indonesian: kesulitan |
 Icelandic: vandi, erfiðleikar |
 Italian: difficoltà |
 Japanese: 困難 |
 Korean: 어려움 |
 Lithuanian: sunkumas |
 Latvian: grūtības |
 Malay: kesusahan |
 Dutch: moeilijkheid, moeite |
 Norwegian: vanske(lighet), besvær, s |
 Polish: trudność |
 Persian: دشواری؛ سختی |
 Pashto: سختى، ګرانى: ريړ |
 Portuguese: dificuldade |
 Romanian: dificultate |
 Russian: затруднение |
 Slovak: ťažkosť, problém |
 Slovenian: težava |
 Serbian: poteškoća |
 Swedish: svårighet |
 Thai: ความยากลำบาก |
 Turkish: zorluk, güçlük |
 Taiwanese: 困難 |
 Ukrainian: важкість |
 Urdu: دشواری کی کیفیت |
 Vietnamese: sự khó khăn |
 Chinese: 困难 |
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