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difficult > 3 senses
ADJECTIVE	1	difficult, hard	Not easy
	2	difficult	Requiring much effort and trouble
	3	difficult, unmanageable	Difficult to manage or control

difficult > pronunciation
Sounds	dih'fahkahlt
Rhymes	adult, catapult, consult, and 7 more rhymes in ahlt...

difficult > adjective 1
Meaning	Not easy. Requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure.
Examples	"a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"
Synonyms	hard
Contrary	easy
Similar	ambitious, challenging; arduous; awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviable; baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough; catchy, tricky; delicate, ticklish, touchy; fractious; hard-fought; herculean; nasty, tight; rocky, rough; rugged, tough; serious; tall; thorny; troublesome; trying; vexed
See also	demanding; effortful; hard; complex
Attribute of	difficulty, difficultness
Nouns	difficultness

difficult > adjective 2
Meaning	Requiring much effort and trouble.
Examples	"the mountain climb was long, steep, and difficult"
Similar to	effortful
Nouns	difficultness

difficult > adjective 3
Meaning	Difficult to manage or control.
Examples	"a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"
Synonyms	unmanageable
Contrary	manageable
Similar	indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly; uncheckable
See also	defiant, noncompliant; disobedient; intractable

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