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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Builder, Word Explorer
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
hard to do or understand.
He enjoys difficult homework assignments.The president has to make many difficult decisions.- synonyms:
- complex, hard, knotty, tough, uphill
- antonyms:
- easy, simple
- similar words:
- ambitious, demanding, severe, stiff, tricky
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| definition 2: |
filled with many tough problems or pain.
The people's lives were very difficult during the famine when there was little food to eat.- synonyms:
- hard, rough, tough, uphill
- antonyms:
- convenient, easy
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| definition 3: |
hard to deal with or please.
My mom says my grandfather was a difficult man. She says he got angry easily and he was often in a bad mood.- synonyms:
- hard
- antonyms:
- easy
- similar words:
- contrary, demanding, obstinate, problem
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abstract, awkward, grueling, impossible, inconvenient, messy, painful, rough, rugged, sore, stiff, tight, tough |
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| derivation: |
difficultly (adv.) |
Word Builder: difficult +
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