Meaning & Definition of Difficulty in English
English⟶
Difficulty
/dɪfəkəlti/
noun
1. An effort that is inconvenient
- "I went to a lot of trouble"
- "He won without any trouble"
- "Had difficulty walking"
- "Finished the test only with great difficulty"
synonym:
- trouble,
- difficulty
2. A factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
- "Serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"
synonym:
- difficulty
3. A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
- "Grappling with financial difficulties"
synonym:
- difficulty
4. The quality of being difficult
- "They agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
synonym:
- difficulty,
- difficultness
Examples of using
They scaled the cliff with difficulty.
I had arrived in Italy without difficulty.
In case of whatever difficulty, you may ask.