All difficulty synonyms

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.
• snag — a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
• obstacle — something that obstructs or hinders progress.
• struggle — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
• frustration — act of frustrating; state of being frustrated: the frustration of the president's efforts.
• pain — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
• trouble — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
• deadlock — If a dispute or series of negotiations reaches deadlock, neither side is willing to give in at all and no agreement can be made.
• crisis — A crisis is a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems.
• adversity — an unfortunate event or incident
• stress — importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
• anxiety — Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry.
• inconvenience — the quality or state of being inconvenient.
• setback — Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
• strife — vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism: to be at strife.
• pressure — the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
• misery — wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
• worry — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
• misunderstanding — failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.
• hassle — a disorderly dispute.
• controversy — Controversy is a lot of discussion and argument about something, often involving strong feelings of anger or disapproval.
• dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
• fight — a battle or combat.
• altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
• quarrel — a square-headed bolt or arrow, formerly used with a crossbow.
• bickering — to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle: The two were always bickering.
• distress — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
• strait — Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
• hitch — to fasten or tie, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether: Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts.
• obstruction — something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
• perplexity — the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.
• quagmire — an area of miry or boggy ground whose surface yields under the tread; a bog.
• check — Check is also a noun.
• misfortune — adverse fortune; bad luck.
• paradox — a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
• awkwardness — lacking skill or dexterity. Synonyms: clumsy, inept; unskillful, unhandy, inexpert. Antonyms: deft, adroit, skillful, dexterous; handy.
• fix — to repair; mend.
• scrape — to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
• labor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
• tribulation — grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
• mess — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
• muddle — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
• crux — The crux of a problem or argument is the most important or difficult part of it which affects everything else.
• stew — to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
• knot — either of two large sandpipers, Calidris canutus or C. tenuirostris, that breed in the Arctic and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
• strain — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.