Difficult - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdɪfɪkəlt|  American pronunciation of the word difficult
Brit.  |ˈdɪfɪk(ə)lt|  British pronunciation of the word difficult

adjective

- not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure (syn: hard)
a difficult task
nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access
difficult times
- hard to control (syn: unmanageable)
a difficult child

Extra examples

We were asked lots of difficult questions.

I had to make a very difficult decision.

We'll be hiking over difficult terrain.

It's more difficult than it sounds.

I found myself in a difficult position.

Some difficult days lie ahead of us.

These changes will make life difficult for everyone involved.

Typing is difficult for me.

All this paperwork has made life much more difficult.

This test seemed much less difficult than the last one.

Which test is the less difficult of the two?

Death is a difficult subject that few people like to talk about.

This class is really difficult.

It's difficult to project funding needs so far into the future.

It can be difficult to find quality childcare.

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