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Definition of Difficulty

1. Noun. An effort that is inconvenient. "Finished the test only with great difficulty"

2. Noun. A factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result. "Serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"

3. Noun. A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome. "Grappling with financial difficulties"

4. Noun. The quality of being difficult. "They agreed about the difficulty of the climb"

Definition of Difficulty

1. n. The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness; arduousness; -- opposed to easiness or facility; as, the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a work of difficulty.

Definition of Difficulty

1. Noun. The state of being difficult, or hard to do. ¹

2. Noun. An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Difficulty

1. [n -TIES]

Medical Definition of Difficulty

1. Origin: L. Difficultas, fr. Difficilis difficult; dif- = dis- + facilis easy: cf. F. Difficulte. See Facile. 1. The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness; arduousness; opposed to easiness or facility; as, the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a work of difficulty. "Not being able to promote them [the interests of life] on account of the difficulty of the region." (James Byrne) 2. Something difficult; a thing hard to do or to understand; that which occasions labour or perplexity, and requires skill perseverance to overcome, solve, or achieve; a hard enterprise; an obstacle; an impediment; as, the difficulties of a science; difficulties in theology. "They lie under some difficulties by reason of the emperor's displeasure." (Addison) 3. A controversy; a falling out; a disagreement; an objection; a cavil. "Measures for terminating all local difficulties." (Bancroft) 4. Embarrassment of affairs, especially financial affairs; usually in the plural; as, to be in difficulties. "In days of difficulty and pressure." (Tennyson) Synonym: Impediment, obstacle, obstruction, embarrassment, perplexity, exigency, distress, trouble, trial, objection, cavil. See Impediment. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Difficulty

differeth differing differingly differs difficile difficileness difficilitate difficilitated difficilitates difficilitating

difficult difficult nut to crack difficulties difficultly difficultness difficulty (current term) difficulty level difficulty levels diffide diffidence

diffidences diffidencies diffidency diffident diffidently diffidentness diffine diffing diffission difflation

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