Synonyms for difficulty

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dif-i-kuhl-tee, -kuhl-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪf ɪˌkʌl ti, -kəl ti

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Définition of difficulty

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

Example sentences :

Mr. Paine looked up as he entered, and had no difficulty in guessing his errand.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

She managed it with difficulty between the convulsions that were rending her.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

But there is one difficulty which it is impossible to remove.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

He climbed down with difficulty, clutching one hand with the other.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

You think of your wife, grappling with a kind of difficulty to which she is unaccustomed.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

In short, the difficulty is not to fix people, but to root them up.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw

Garson cleared his throat with difficulty, and his voice was thick.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Garson with difficulty suppressed the cry of distress that rose to his lips.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

They had no difficulty in seducing, first Senesino, then Montagnana, and finally Heidegger.
Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent

But ten days ago, when I saw her last, I recognised her with difficulty.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Antonyms for difficulty

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