difficult – d ih f ih k ax l t
Needing to put in much effort to accomplish something
It was difficult to get the job done in time.
Definition adjective
not easily or readily done; requiring much labour, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard:
hard to understand or solve
hard to deal with or get on with
hard to please or satisfy
hard to persuade or induce; stubborn
disadvantageous; trying; hampering:
How to Pronounce
Synonyms for difficult
arduous, intricate, perplexing, involved, knotty, particular, finical, fussy, obdurate, uncompromising.
Dictionary Entries near difficult
differentiation, differentiator, differently, different strokes for different folks, difficile, difficult, difficulty, diffidence, diffident, diffidently, diffluence
First known use
1350–1400; Middle English, back formation from difficulty
