difficult

dif·fi·cult  (df-klt, -klt)

adj.

1. Hard to do or accomplish; demanding considerable effort or skill; arduous: "To entertain is far more difficult than to enlighten" (Anthony Burgess). See Synonyms at hard.

2. Hard to endure; trying: fell upon difficult times.

3. Hard to comprehend or solve: a difficult puzzle.

4. Hard to please, satisfy, or manage: a difficult child.

5. Hard to persuade or convince; stubborn.

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[Middle English, back-formation from difficulte, difficulty; see difficulty.]

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diffi·cultly adv.

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difficult

Adjective

1. not easy to do, understand, or solve

2. not easily pleased or satisfied: a difficult patient

3. full of hardships or trials: he had recently had a difficult time with his job as a self-employed builder

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	difficult - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" hard demanding - requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding" effortful - requiring great physical effort hard - dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer"; easy - posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma"
	2.	difficult - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation" unmanageable defiant, noncompliant - boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude" disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"

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difficult

adjective 1. hard, tough, taxing, demanding, challenging, painful, exacting, formidable, uphill, strenuous, problematic, arduous, onerous, laborious, burdensome, wearisome, no picnic (informal) toilsome, like getting blood out of a stone << OPPOSITE easy

adjective 2. problematical, involved, complex, complicated, delicate, obscure, abstract, baffling, intricate, perplexing, thorny, knotty, abstruse, ticklish, enigmatical << OPPOSITE simple

adjective 3. troublesome, trying, awkward, demanding, rigid, stubborn, perverse, fussy, tiresome, intractable, fastidious, fractious, unyielding, obstinate, intransigent, unmanageable, unbending, uncooperative, hard to please, refractory, obstreperous, pig-headed, bull-headed, unaccommodating, unamenable << OPPOSITE cooperative

adjective 4. tough, trying, hard, dark, grim, straitened, full of hardship << OPPOSITE easy

Translations

difficult [ˈdɪfɪkəlt] adj → difícil;

difficult to understand → difícil de entender

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difficult [ˈdɪfɪkəlt] adj → difficile;

difficult to understand → difficile à comprendre

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difficult [ˈdɪfɪkəlt] adj → schwierig;

(task, problem) → schwer, schwierig;

difficult to understand → schwer zu verstehen

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difficult [ˈdɪfɪkəlt] adj → difficile;

difficult to understand → difficile da capire

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difficult

adj difficult [ˈdifikəlt]

1 hard to do or understand; not easy difficult sums; a difficult task; It is difficult to know what to do for the best. moeilike صَعْب труден obtížný, nesnadný svær; vanskelig schwierig δύσκολος difícil raske دشوار؛ سخت vaikea difficile קָשֶׁה कठिन teško nehéz sulit erfiður, vandasamur difficile 難しい 어려운 sunkus grūts sukar moeilijk vanskelig, tung, strevsom trudny difícil dificil, greu; complicat трудный ťažký težak, zapleten težak svår ยาก zor, güç 困難的 тяжкий, важкий مشکل یا دشوار ہونا khó khăn 困难的

2 hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way a difficult child. moeilike صَعْب، شَكِس труден těžko zvládnutelný vanskelig schwierig δύσκολος difícil, problemático raske بد قلق؛ بهانه گیر vaikea difficile בְּעַיָתִי कठिन problematično dijete nehéz (ember) rewel erfiður difficile 扱いにくい 다루기 힘든, 까다로운 sunkus grūti audzināms bērns rumit moeilijk vanskelig, besværlig trudny difícil dificil трудный tvrdohlavý, náročný težaven svojeglav besvärlig ยุ่งยาก zor 難弄的 вимогливий, вибагливий نک چڑھا khó tính 难弄的

n difficulty

1 the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy I have difficulty in understanding him. moeite صُعوبَه трудност potíž besvær die Schwierigkeit δυσκολία dificultad raskus دشواری؛ سختی vaikeus difficulté קוֹשִׁי कठिनाई poteškoća nehézség kesulitan vandi, erfiðleikar difficoltà 困難 어려움, 곤란 sunkumas grūtības kesusahan moeilijkheid, moeite vanske(lighet), besvær, strev trudność dificuldade di­fi­­cultate затруднение ťažkosť, problém težava poteškoća svårighet ความยากลำบาก zorluk, güçlük 困難 важкість دشواری کی کیفیت sự khó khăn 困难

2 an obstacle or objection He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties. moeilikheid عَقَبَه، عائِق пречка obtíž vanskelighed die Schwierigkeit εμπόδιο dificultad, obstáculo takistus مخمصه؛ گرفتاری vaikeus difficulté בְּעַיָה दिक्कत prepreka, poteškoća akadály halangan erfiðleikar, vandamál difficoltà 障害 장애, 난국, 반대 kliūtis šķērslis; kavēklis susah moeilijkheid, bezwaar vanskelighet, besværlighet trudność dificuldade greutăţi трудность prekážka težava prepreka svårighet อุปสรรค engel, mania 艱難 перешкода پریشانی یا رکاوٹ khó khăn 艰难

3 (especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble The firm was in difficulties. moeilikhede, nood ضيق، وَرْطَه затруднения těžkosti, těžká situace i pengevanskeligheder; i nød (Geld)Schwierigkeiten (pl.) δυσχέρεια, προβλήματα (πληθ.) dificultad, dificultades, problemas (rahalised) raskused تنگنا؛ مضیقه vaikeudet embarras קְשָׁיִים कठिनाई financijske nevolje pénzügyi probléma kesulitan kröggur, fjárhagserfiðleikar difficoltà 窮乏 곤경, 재정난 sunkumai grūtības kepayahan moeilijkheid pengevansker/-knipe kłopot dificuldade strâm­torare (материальные) затруднения ťažkosti težava poteškoća []knipa ความเดือดร้อน sorun, sıkıntı 困境 труднощі مشکل gặp khó khăn 困境