difficult

  • 11difficult */*/*/ — UK [ˈdɪfɪk(ə)lt] / US [ˈdɪfɪkəlt] adjective 1) not easy to do, deal with, or understand Choosing the winner was a difficult task. The exam questions were too difficult. it is difficult to do something: It s difficult to say what time I will get… …

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  • 12difficult — adj. 1) difficult for (typing is difficult for me) 2) difficult to + inf. (it is difficult to please him = he is difficult to please = he is a difficult person to please; it is difficult to translate this book = this book is difficult to… …

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  • 13difficult — / dIfIkFlt/ adjective 1 very hard to do, understand, or deal with; not easy: Was the exam very difficult? | a difficult job | difficult to do: She finds it difficult to climb stairs. 2 someone who is difficult never seems pleased or satisfied:… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14difficult — [[t]dɪ̱fɪkəlt[/t]] ♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf, it v link ADJ ing Something that is difficult is not easy to do, understand, or deal with. Hobart found it difficult to get her first book published... The lack of childcare provisions …

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  • 15difficult — difficultly, adv. /dif i kult , keuhlt/, adj. 1. not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job. 2. hard to understand or solve: a difficult problem. 3. hard to deal with… …

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  • 16difficult*/*/*/ — [ˈdɪfɪk(ə)lt] adj 1) not easy to do, deal with, or understand Syn: hard Ant: easy Choosing the winner was a difficult task.[/ex] The exam questions were too difficult.[/ex] Talking to teenagers can be difficult for parents.[/ex] It s difficult to …

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  • 17difficult — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, prove, remain, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ It is getting more and more difficult to find …

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  • 18difficult — adjective 1) a very difficult job Syn: hard, strenuous, arduous, laborious, tough, onerous, burdensome, demanding, punishing, grueling, back breaking, exhausting, tiring, fatiguing, wearisome; informal hellish, killing; archaic toilsome …

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  • 19difficult — dif•fi•cult [[t]ˈdɪf ɪˌkʌlt, kəlt[/t]] adj. 1) requiring special effort, skill, or planning; hard: a difficult job[/ex] 2) hard to understand or solve: a difficult problem[/ex] 3) hard to deal with or get on with: a difficult pupil[/ex] 4) hard… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20difficult — adjective Etymology: Middle English, back formation from difficulty Date: 14th century 1. hard to do, make, or carry out ; arduous < a difficult climb > 2. a. hard to deal with, manage, or overcome …

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