Analysis Complete

difficulty

/ difficulty /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the quality of being difficult
"they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
Opposites:
ease easiness simplicity
Type of:
quality
Kinds of:
effortfulness asperity grimness hardship rigor
noun Sense 2
a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
"serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"
Type of:
cognitive factor
Kinds of:
trouble problem facer killer pisser
noun Sense 3
a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one''s ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
"grappling with financial difficulties"
Type of:
condition status
Kinds of:
bitch predicament quandary plight rattrap
noun Sense 4
an effort that is inconvenient
"I went to a lot of trouble"
"he won without any trouble"
"had difficulty walking"
"finished the test only with great difficulty"
Type of:
effort elbow grease exertion
Kinds of:
the devil tsuris
Derived:
trouble oneself trouble bother inconvenience oneself
Semantic Complexity
80%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
2
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quality effortfulness asperity grimness hardship rigor ease easiness simplicity cognitive factor trouble problem