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- [dif-i-kuhl-tee, -kuh l-tee]
- /ˈdɪf ɪˌkʌl ti, -kəl ti/
- /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dif-i-kuhl-tee, -kuh l-tee]
- /ˈdɪf ɪˌkʌl ti, -kəl ti/
Definitions of difficulty word
- noun plural difficulty the fact or condition of being difficult. 1
- noun plural difficulty Often, difficulties. an embarrassing situation, especially of financial affairs. 1
- noun plural difficulty a trouble or struggle. 1
- noun plural difficulty a cause of trouble, struggle, or embarrassment. 1
- noun plural difficulty a disagreement or dispute. 1
- noun plural difficulty reluctance; unwillingness. 1
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Origin of difficulty
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English difficulte (< Anglo-French) < Latin difficultās, equivalent to difficil(is) difficile + -tās -ty2
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Parts of speech for Difficulty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
difficulty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
difficulty usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for difficulty
noun difficulty
- predicament — an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation.
- complication — A complication is a problem or difficulty that makes a situation harder to deal with.
- dilemma — a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
- hardship — a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship.
- hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
adverb difficulty
- unreasonably — not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
Antonyms for difficulty
noun difficulty
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
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