Synonyms for difficulties
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dif-i-kuhl-tee, -kuhl-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪf ɪˌkʌl ti, -kəl ti |
Top 10 synonyms for difficulties
- ado
- aggravation
- altercation
- annoyance
- arduousness
- awkwardness
- bafflement
- barricade
- beef
- bickering
- bother
- care
- charge
- check
- crux
- dead end
- deep water
- depression
- discouragement
- distress
- emergency
- exigency
- falling-out
- fight
- fix
- grievance
- hangup
- harassment
- hardship
- hassle
- hazard
- hindrance
- hitch
- hot water
- imbroglio
- impasse
- inconvenience
- irritation
- jam
- knot
- labor
- laboriousness
- maze
- mess
- millstone
- misery
- misfortune
- misunderstanding
- muddle
- obstacle
- obstruction
- oppression
- pain
- painfulness
- paradox
- perplexity
- pickle
- pinch
- predicament
- pressure
- puzzle
- quagmire
- quandary
- quarrel
- ramification
- responsibility
- scrape
- setback
- snag
- squabble
- stew
- strain
- strait
- strenuousness
- stress
- strife
- struggle
- stumbling block
- to-do
- tribulation
- trouble
- vicissitude
- weight
- worry
Définition of difficulties
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French difficulté, from Latin difficultatem (nominative difficultas) "difficulty, distress, poverty," from difficilis "hard," from dis- "not, away from" (see dis-) + facilis "easy" (see facile).
- noun problem; situation requiring great effort
- noun mental burden
- noun argument
- She was not a woman in the habit of reasoning, and had no conception of the difficulties in his way.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- As a last rally, he tried to picture the difficulties he might encounter.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- But let me tell you something of Champollion's difficulties.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Lake Torrens was reached, and then the difficulties of the expedition began.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- But this does not astonish us when we understand the difficulties which he was obliged to solve.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- The expected conference is over: but my difficulties are increased.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- During this session other difficulties were encountered by the Ministry.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Her brother's and sister's triumph upon the difficulties into which they have plunged her.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- We shall never be free from the difficulties till we are free from the laws.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- These difficulties, with many kindred ones, are the working of the laws of Mammon.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
Antonyms for difficulties
- advantage
- agreement
- aid
- assistance
- benefit
- blessing
- boon
- calm
- calmness
- cheerfulness
- comfort
- contentment
- delight
- ease
- encouragement
- favor
- felicity
- good fortune
- good health
- happiness
- harmony
- health
- help
- hopefulness
- joy
- opening
- order
- organization
- peace
- pleasure
- promotion
- satisfaction
- solution
- success
- tranquility
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