difficult
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ɪˌkʌlt, -kəlt adjective
1.
not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
2.
hard to understand or solve: a difficult problem.
3.
hard to deal with or get on with: a difficult pupil.
4.
hard to please or satisfy: a difficult employer.
5.
hard to persuade or induce; stubborn: a difficult old man.
Related forms
dif·fi·cult·ly, adverb
non·dif·fi·cult, adjective
qua·si-dif·fi·cult, adjective
qua·si-dif·fi·cult·ly, adverb
su·per·dif·fi·cult, adjective
Synonyms
1. arduous. See hard. 2. intricate, perplexing, involved, knotty. 4. particular, finical, fussy. 5. obdurate, uncompromising.
1. arduous. See hard. 2. intricate, perplexing, involved, knotty. 4. particular, finical, fussy. 5. obdurate, uncompromising.
Antonyms
1. easy. 2. simple.
1. easy. 2. simple.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | not easy to do; requiring effort: a difficult job |
| 2. | not easy to understand or solve; intricate: a difficult problem |
| 3. | hard to deal with; troublesome: a difficult child |
| 4. | not easily convinced, pleased, or satisfied: a difficult audience |
| 5. | full of hardships or trials: difficult times ahead |
| [C14: back formation from | |
| 'difficultly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
difficult
c.1400, apparently a back formation from difficulty. French has difficile, Latin difficilis. Of persons, "hard to please," from 1580s.
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Example sentences
The question of how much literature can influence people is an interesting one, but it's so difficult to say.
So procuring one is difficult, and it leads to all kinds of maneuvering.
Autism is devilishly difficult to diagnose at an early age.
And it is difficult to find good reasons to suppose that these parts will, or may, be reinstated at sometime in the future.
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