difficulty

Definition

  • noun: the quality of something that makes it hard to do
  • noun: the quality or state of being 'difficult'
  • usually plural
  • synonyms: obstruction, trouble, impediment

Examples

  • He has 'difficulty' [='trouble'] reading without his glasses. [=it is difficult for him to read without his glasses]

  • It was only 'with' (great/considerable) 'difficulty' that we were able to continue.

  • She underestimated the 'difficulty' of saving so much money.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Back to barracks, General? Or to Rome? Home. My wife, the son, the harvest. Maximus the farmer. I still have difficulty imagining that. You know, dirt cleans off a lot easier than blood, Quintus. - Here he is. - Highness. Senator Gaius, (..)
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