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Detailed Synonyms for difficulty in English

difficulty:

difficulty [the ~] noun

  1. the difficulty
    the inconvenience; the nuisance; the difficulty; the hindrance; the impediment; the load; the weight
  2. the difficulty
    the difficulty
  3. the difficulty
    the difficulty; the problematical case; the task
  4. the difficulty
    – an effort that is inconvenient 1
    the trouble; the difficulty
    – an effort that is inconvenient 1
    • trouble [the ~] noun
      • I went to a lot of trouble1
      • he won without any trouble1
    • difficulty [the ~] noun
      • had difficulty walking1
      • finished the test only with great difficulty1
  5. the difficulty
    – the quality of being difficult 1
    the difficulty; the difficultness
    – the quality of being difficult 1
  6. the difficulty
    – a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result 1
    the difficulty
    – a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result 1
    • difficulty [the ~] noun
      • serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent1
  7. the difficulty
    – a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome 1
    the difficulty
    – a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome 1
    • difficulty [the ~] noun
      • grappling with financial difficulties1

Related Words for "difficulty":

  • difficulties

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Antonyms for "difficulty":


Related Definitions for "difficulty":

  1. an effort that is inconvenient1
    • had difficulty walking1
    • finished the test only with great difficulty1
  2. the quality of being difficult1
    • they agreed about the difficulty of the climb1
  3. a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result1
    • serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent1
  4. a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome1
    • grappling with financial difficulties1