difficulty

difficulty
n
1. laboriousness, arduousness, stren- uousness, formidableness, formidability; labor, strain, struggle, hard sledding, rough going, tough job, hard row to hoe.
2. troublesomeness, bothersome, irksomeness, bur-densomeness, oppressiveness, onerousness; trouble, bother, annoynace, Inf. hassle, Inf. hard time.
3. quandary, predicament, straits; plight, hot water, pickle, fix, pass, rub; embarrassment, deep water, mess, muddle, jam, scrape; quagmire, slough, swamp, bog.
4. trial, tribulation, ordeal, hardship; crisis, emergency, exigency, urgency.
5. dilemma, problem, perplexity, bafflement, puzzle, poser; tough nut to crack.
6. reluctance, unwillingness, indisposition, disinclination, refusal; demur, objection, protest, squawk, kick, gripe, complaint, Sl. beef, Sl. bitch; cavil, qualm, scruple.
7. impediment, hindrance, obstacle, barrier, obstruction, roadblock; opposition, Inf. flak, stumbling block, hurdle; snag, hitch, tie-up, hold-up, delay.

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  • difficulty — difficulty, hardship, rigor, vicissitude are synonyms only when they mean something which demands effort and endurance if it is to be overcome or one s end achieved. Difficulty, the most widely applicable of these terms, applies to any condition …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Difficulty — Dif fi*cul*ty, n.; pl. {Difficulties}. [L. difficultas, fr. difficilis difficult; dif = dis + facilis easy: cf. F. difficult[ e]. See {Facile}.] 1. The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness; arduousness; opposed to {easiness} or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • difficulty — [dif′i kul΄tē, dif′ikəl΄tē] n. pl. difficulties [ME & OFr difficulte < L difficultas < difficilis, difficult < dis , not + facilis, easy: see FACILE] 1. the condition or fact of being difficult 2. something that is difficult, as a hard… …   English World dictionary

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  • difficulty — late 14c., from O.Fr. difficulté, from L. difficultatem (nom. difficultas) difficulty, distress, poverty, from difficilis hard, from dis not, away from (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + facilis easy (see FACILE (Cf. facile)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • difficulty — index adversity, aggravation (annoyance), bar (obstruction), burden, complex (entanglement) …   Law dictionary

  • difficulty — ► NOUN (pl. difficulties) 1) the state or condition of being difficult. 2) a difficult or dangerous situation or circumstance. ORIGIN Latin difficultas, from facultas ability, opportunity …   English terms dictionary

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  • difficulty */*/*/ — UK [ˈdɪfɪk(ə)ltɪ] / US [ˈdɪfɪkəltɪ] noun Word forms difficulty : singular difficulty plural difficulties Metaphor: A difficult idea or situation is like a knot or something that is tied up, tangled, or twisted. When you deal with it successfully …   English dictionary

  • difficulty — dif|fi|cul|ty [ dıfıkəlti ] noun *** 1. ) uncount how difficult something is: The courses vary in content and difficulty. 2. ) uncount if you have difficulty with something, you are not able to do it easily: difficulty (in) doing something: Six… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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