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How to pronounce difficult in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms unmanageable


a difficult child.
Type Words
Synonyms hard
Derivation difficultness


a difficult task.
nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access.
difficult times.

Examples of difficult

difficult
In this condition, fluid accumulates in the lungs and makes breathing difficult.
From the stltoday.com
Some have called it the most difficult ticket in the history of American sports.
From the stltoday.com
These people and situations can be difficult, but the answer is not to withdraw.
From the forbes.com
If you have ever cramped up you know how difficult it is to do much of anything.
From the usatoday.com
The most difficult adjustment now, Santangelo said, is the distance from family.
From the sacbee.com
The rest of the windows are difficult to see from any public street or sidewalk.
From the thenewstribune.com
More difficult trails are also marked with one to four downward-pointing arrows.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Wages vary by company and geographic region, making exact comparisons difficult.
From the bostonherald.com
It's difficult, because teams like Varela are so toughened up by their schedule.
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More examples
  • Not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
  • Unmanageable: hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"
  • Hard, not easy, requiring much effort; hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome; eg. said of a person, a horse, etc
  • This route requires a rider which has developed a great deal of skill mixing with high speed motor vehicle traffic in less than ideal road conditions. This category would include the most severe of Mountain Bike track.
  • This problem is difficult: I don't know the answer. (Cf. Trivial)
  • Grade that is easier than Severe, but in fact is very easy
  • A Difficult creature with a ranged attack or a ranged special ability can stand still when out of command, but only if it is in range of and uses the ranged attack or special ability against the nearest target. (Dragoneye)
  • Ad. not easy; hard to do, make or carry out
  • Doiligh [delee], otherwise deacair