Definition of dificult
1. difficult [ a ] not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
Examples:
"a difficult task"
"difficult times"
"a difficult child"
"found himself in a difficult situation"
"why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)
This is precisely what makes lucid , straightforward music so difficult to compose - the clarity must be new , not old '' .
When Prokofieff forged his new clarity of `` lucid , straightforward music , so difficult to compose '' , he shaped his talents to his purpose .
(Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)
His father Soeren was the village apothecary whose slender income made it difficult to feed his family , let_alone educate them in a town without even a school .
(Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)
The high cost of land , supplies , and labor make it difficult to farm profitably on a part-time basis .
(Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)
It is already difficult to recall how little we knew before the Trial of what had been done to the Jews of Europe .
Synonyms difficult hard Related Terms easy rugged ambitious troublesome awkward trying hard-fought rocky baffling hard-fought delicate herculean thorny tall vexed nasty fractious catchy arduous stubborn serious hard demanding effortful difficulty2. difficult [ a ] requiring much effort and trouble
Examples:
"the mountain climb was long, steep, and difficult"
(Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)
He is probably our most original composer ; he often uses very odd rhythms , which makes it difficult , and challenging , for the lyric writer '' .
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