Difficulty (Noun)
Meaning 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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 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".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 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".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 4
The quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.