Difficult ˈdɪfɪkəlt Read Writing Find I Adjective Bre

• a difficult problem/task/exam
• it's difficult for them to get here much before seven.
• it's really difficult to read your writing.
• your writing is really difficult to read.

difficult

1. not easy; needing effort or skill to do or to understand
• a difficult problem/task/exam
• It's difficult for them to get here much before seven.
• It's really difficult to read your writing.
• Your writing is really difficult to read.
• She finds it very difficult to get up early.
• The exam questions were quite difficult.
• It is difficult for young people to find jobs around here.
• I always found languages quite hard at school.
• It was one of the hardest things I ever did.
• It is a technically demanding piece of music to play.
• This shouldn’t be too taxing for you.
2. full of problems; causing a lot of trouble
• to be in a difficult position/situation
• My boss is making life very difficult for me.
• 13 is a difficult age.
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.
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.
5. to cause problems for somebody
• She does everything she can to make life difficult for him.

Extra Examples

• Her disability made taking care of the home and raising a family doubly difficult.
• It is getting more and more difficult to find a job.
• The fog made driving very difficult.
• Don’t pay any attention to her—she’s just being difficult.
• He finds French pronunciation quite difficult.
• His presence there put me in a very difficult position.
• I was given the difficult task of informing the girl’s parents of her disappearance.
• I’d had a difficult time, and needed a break.
• It can be difficult for young people to find jobs around here.
• It’s really difficult to read your writing.
• Roger was always a difficult child.
• Senior lawyers handle the most difficult cases.
• The application process is notoriously difficult.
• The exam questions were quite difficult.
• The next few months were quite difficult.
• There was a great deal of difficult terrain to be covered.
• They had to set up camp in extremely difficult conditions.
• We didn’t realize how difficult it was going to be.
• We have training in how to deal with difficult customers.
• What’s the most difficult personal situation you’ve ever been in?

Word Origin

• late Middle English: back-formation from difficulty.