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difficult

adjective

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
D
Ends with
T
Contains
IF
Scrabble score
18
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈdɪfɪkəlt

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

    “a difficult task”

adjective

  1. hard to control

    “a difficult child”

In context

Example Sentences

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?
a difficult child
an unmanageable situation

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