Difficult ˈdɪfɪkəlt Extra Examples Job Extremely Adjective Competition

• the competition judges were given a very difficult task.
• a difficult decision/question
• asking for help is extremely difficult for some people.
• it's really difficult to read your writing.

difficult

1. not easy; needing effort or skill to do or to understand
• The competition judges were given a very difficult task.
• a difficult decision/question
• Asking for help is extremely difficult for some people.
• It's really difficult to read your writing.
• Your writing is really difficult to read.
• It is difficult to imagine a woman in the 1950s behaving like this.
• She finds it very difficult to get up early.
• It's difficult for them to get here much before seven.
• It has become increasingly difficult for young people to buy a house.

Extra Examples

• It is getting more and more difficult to find a job.
• The fog made driving very difficult.
• He finds French pronunciation quite difficult.
• Finding an acceptable solution proved more difficult.
• I was given the difficult task of informing the girl's parents of her disappearance.
• Senior lawyers handle the most difficult cases.
• She is confronted with a difficult choice.
• The design of the building posed some difficult challenges.
• The exam questions were particularly difficult.
• We didn't realize how difficult it was going to be.
• The application process is notoriously difficult.
• It is difficult to understand who this book is aimed at.
2. full of problems; causing a lot of trouble
• I found myself in a difficult situation.
• difficult conditions/circumstances
• I'd had a difficult time and needed a break.
• a difficult year/month
• My boss is making life very difficult for me.
• 13 is a difficult age.

Extra Examples

• They had to set up camp in extremely difficult conditions.
• His presence there put me in a very difficult position.
• The next few months were quite difficult.
• These are difficult and painful memories.
• Her childhood was incredibly difficult.
• Change is difficult for everyone.
• Her disability made taking care of the home and raising a family doubly difficult.
• What's the most difficult personal situation you've ever been in?
• There was a great deal of difficult terrain to be covered.
3. not easy to please; not helpful
• SYNONYM awkward
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• a difficult child/customer/boss
• Don't pay any attention to her—she's just being difficult.
• The singer has a difficult reputation.

Extra Examples

• Roger was always a difficult child.
• We have training in how to deal with difficult customers.
• In every workplace there's always someone you find difficult.
• Stop being so difficult.
4. to have difficulty doing something
• You'll have a job convincing them that you're right.
• He had a hard job to make himself heard.

Extra Examples

• He'll have a tough job getting the team into shape in time.
• It's very dark out there, you'll have a job to see anything.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: back-formation from difficulty.