Meaning & Definition of Difficult in English
English⟶
Difficult
/dɪfəkəlt/
adjective
1. Not easy
- Requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- "A difficult task"
- "Nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"
- "Difficult times"
- "Why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
synonym:
- difficult,
- hard
2. Hard to control
- "A difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"
synonym:
- unmanageable,
- difficult
Examples of using
It's difficult to root out certain prejudices.
Smart people can pretend to be dumb. The opposite is more difficult.
It's difficult to tell an original from a fake.