difficult

[US]/'dɪfɪk(ə)lt/
[UK]/'dɪfɪkəlt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. hard to do, understand, or deal with; not easy to get along with or satisfy.

Phrases & Collocations

difficult problem

difficult point

difficult thing

difficult of access

difficult choice

difficult ground

Example Sentences

It's difficult to diet.

in a difficult position

structuralism is a difficult concept.

a difficult economic climate.

it's difficult to get at the screws.

the evidence is difficult to interpret.

the concept is difficult to prove.

the knot was difficult to undo.

We are in difficult situation.

tackle a difficult problem

a word difficult to pronounce

The place is difficult of access.

be difficult of access

find it difficult to explain

It's difficult to please everybody.

Real-world Examples

Must be enormously difficult to accommodate that inclination.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

Finally, culturing Clostridium tetani is very difficult because anaerobes are notoriously difficult and slow to grow.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

It can be really, really difficult for learners.

Source: Learn techniques from Lucy.

Mr. Scholz described the situation as " very difficult" .

Source: BBC Listening Compilation February 2022

I think he...it was just very difficult.

Source: VOA Daily Standard November 2022 Collection

It means something that's very, very difficult.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

Yet this freedom has proven increasingly difficult to maintain.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

It doesn't seem especially difficult to do that.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

Heavy, once set free may be difficult to control.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

They're elusive, very difficult to catch up with.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American February 2019 Collection

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