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- 1. the state or condition of being difficult: "Guy had no difficulty in making friends" Similar Opposite
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noun. uk / ˈdɪf.ɪ.k ə l.ti / us / ˈdɪf.ə.k ə l.t̬i / Add to word list. B1 [ U ] the fact of not being easy to do or understand: with difficulty We finished the job, but only with great difficulty. difficulty of The difficulty of the task excited them. [ + -ing verb ] She had great difficulty find ing a job.
1. : the quality or state of being hard to do, deal with, or understand : the quality or state of being difficult. underestimated the difficulty of the task. has difficulty reading. climbs stairs with difficulty. 2. : controversy, disagreement. unable to resolve their difficulties. 3. : objection. made no difficulty in granting the request. 4.
Definition of 'difficulty' Word Frequency. difficulty. (dɪfɪkəlti ) Word forms: plural difficulties. 1. countable noun B2. A difficulty is a problem. ...the difficulty of getting accurate information. The country is facing great economic difficulties. 2. uncountable noun B1+. If you have difficulty doing something, you are not able to do it easily.
noun. us / ˈdɪf.ə.k ə l.t̬i / uk / ˈdɪf.ɪ.k ə l.ti / Add to word list. B1 [ U ] the fact of not being easy to do or understand: with difficulty We finished the job, but only with great difficulty. difficulty of The difficulty of the task excited them. [ + -ing verb ] She had great difficulty find ing a job.
noun. the state or quality of being difficult. a task, problem, etc, that is hard to deal with. often plural a troublesome or embarrassing situation, esp a financial one. a dispute or disagreement. often plural an objection or obstacle. he always makes difficulties. a trouble or source of trouble; worry. lack of ease; awkwardness.
noun. the quality of being difficult. “they agreed about the difficulty of the climb” synonyms: difficultness. see more. 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” see more. noun.
[uncountable] the state or quality of being hard to do or to understand; the effort that something involves. difficulty (in) doing something I had considerable difficulty (in) persuading her to leave. I had no difficulty (in) making myself understood. with difficulty He spoke slowly and with great difficulty.
1. the state or quality of being difficult. 2. a task, problem, etc, that is hard to deal with. 3. ( often plural) a troublesome or embarrassing situation, esp a financial one. 4. a dispute or disagreement. 5. ( often plural) an objection or obstacle: he always makes difficulties. 6. a trouble or source of trouble; worry.
problems in doing or understanding something: [ + in + doing sth ] He was having difficulty in breathing because of the smoke. [ + doing sth ] I had difficulty finding somewhere to park. She had twisted her ankle and was walking with difficulty. Fewer examples. I had no difficulty getting work. He has difficulty spelling long words.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dif‧fi‧cul‧ty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ S2 W1 noun (plural difficulties) 1 [ uncountable] if you have difficulty doing something, it is difficult for you to do have/experience difficulty (in) doing something They had great difficulty in finding a replacement. with/without difficulty He got to his feet with ...
