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| 1. | [ noun ] an effort that is inconvenient | |
| Synonyms: | trouble | |
| Examples: | "I went to a lot of trouble" "he won without any trouble" "had difficulty walking" "finished the test only with great difficulty" |
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| Related terms: | effort the_devil tsuris trouble_oneself | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result | |
| Examples: | "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent" |
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| Related terms: | cognitive_factor trouble pitfall hindrance pisser snorter killer wrinkle facer | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a situation or condition almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome | |
| Examples: | : "grappling with financial difficulties" |
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| Related terms: | condition problem predicament stress fix hard_time pinch rattrap urinary_hesitancy wall situation bitch | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the quality of being difficult | |
| Synonyms: | difficultness | |
| Examples: | "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb" |
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| Related terms: | ease quality asperity troublesomeness subtlety hardness formidability effortfulness burdensomeness difficult | |
| Similar spelling: |
difficult difficultness |
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