Difficulty — synonyms, difficulty antonyms, definition

1. difficulty (Noun)

adversity aggravation alienation annoyance anxiety asperity badgering bar barricade barrier block bother boundary breach break burden calamity case catch category • • • ease

difficulty (Noun) — An effort that is inconvenient. ex. "had difficulty walking" ex. "finished the test only with great difficulty"

difficulty (Noun) — A factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result. ex. "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"

difficulty (Noun) — A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome. ex. "grappling with financial difficulties"

difficulty (Noun) — The quality of being difficult. ex. "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"

cognitive factor condition effort elbow grease exertion quality status sweat travail asperity balk baulk bitch booby trap burdensomeness check deterrent effortfulness facer fix formidability grimness handicap hard time hardness hardship heaviness hinderance hindrance • • • difficult hard

2. difficulty (US)

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