Difficulty - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
finished the test only with great difficulty
- a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
- the quality of being difficult
Extra examples
She underestimated the difficulty of saving so much money.
...the many difficulties that he encountered on the road from poor orphan to head of a major corporation...
A difficulty arises.
He is in serious difficulty.
They had great difficulty in finding a replacement.
He got to his feet with difficulty.
There are several difficulties with this theory.
If you have any difficulties, give me a call.
The project soon ran into difficulties.
Difficulties can arise when there is more than one defendant.
We're confident that the legal difficulties can be overcome.
The rearrangement of school classes may cause timetabling difficulties.
Their ten years of marriage have been fraught with difficulties.
The broadcast was delayed because of technical difficulties .
She developed breathing difficulties during the night.
Word forms
singular: difficulty
plural: difficulties
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