difficult
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dif·fi·cult
(dĭf'ĭ-kŭlt', -kəlt) 
adj.
adj.
- Hard to do or accomplish; demanding considerable effort or skill; arduous: "To entertain is far more difficult than to enlighten" (Anthony Burgess). See synonyms at hard.
- Hard to endure; trying: fell upon difficult times.
- Hard to comprehend or solve: a difficult puzzle.
- Hard to please, satisfy, or manage: a difficult child.
- Hard to persuade or convince; stubborn.
[Middle English, back-formation from difficulte, difficulty. See difficulty.]
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difficult
Roget's Thesaurus:
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difficult
adjective
- Not easy to do, achieve, or master: arduous, hard, laborious, serious, tall, tough, uphill. See easy/hard.
- Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength: arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, effortful, exacting, exigent, formidable, hard, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, taxing, tough, trying, weighty. See heavy/light.
- Causing difficulty, trouble, or discomfort: incommodious, inconvenient, troublesome. See comfort/discomfort.
- Given to acting in opposition to others: balky, contrarious, contrary, froward, impossible, ornery, perverse, wayward. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, support/oppose.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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difficult
adj
Definition: complicated; hard to comprehend
Antonyms: easy, simple, straightforward, uncomplicated
adj
Definition: hard on someone; hard to do
Antonyms: calm, easy, free, plain, simple, uncomplicated
adj
Definition: unmanageable socially
Antonyms: accommodating, amenable, calm, friendly, manageable, sociable
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difficult
IN BRIEF: Hard to do.
It is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble.
— Jane Austen (1775-1817).
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categories related to 'difficult'
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Difficult
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vanskelig, besværlig, indviklet, usamarbejdsvillig, hård, byrdefuld
Nederlands (Dutch)
moeilijk, lastig
Français (French)
adj. - difficile, dur, ardu, peu commode
Deutsch (German)
adj. - schwierig, schwer
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δύσκολος, δυσχερής, εκλεκτικός, που έχει δύσκολα γούστα
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - difícil
Русский (Russian)
трудный, сложный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - difícil, arduo, dificultoso, desventajoso
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - svår, kinkig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
困难的, 难相处的, 艰难的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 困難的, 難相處的, 艱難的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 난해한, 힘든, 고집 센
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 難しい, 困難な, 気難しい
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) صعب, شاق, يصعب إرضاؤه
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