Difficult — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

hard to control; ,

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/daɪvˈɛstᵻtˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪfɪkəlt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪfɪkəlt/

3 syllables Say it as /daɪvˈɛstᵻtˌɪv/.

Examples

a difficult task
nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access
difficult times

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hard unmanageable

Antonyms

easy manageable

Parts of Speech

adjective	not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure “a difficult task”
adjective	hard to control; , “a difficult child”

Word Forms

difficultness	noun	the quality of being difficult
hardness	noun	the quality of being difficult to do
unmanageableness	noun	the trait of being unmanageable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schwierig

nicht einfach; Es erfordert große körperliche oder geistige Anstrengung, es zu erreichen, zu verstehen oder auszuhalten

🇫🇷French

difficile

pas facile ; nécessitant un grand effort physique ou mental pour accomplir, comprendre ou endurer

🇪🇸Spanish

difícil

no es fácil; Requiere un gran esfuerzo físico o mental para lograrlo, comprenderlo o soportarlo.

🇮🇹Italian

difficile

non facile; che richiedono un grande sforzo fisico o mentale per realizzarlo, comprenderlo o sopportarlo

🇳🇱Dutch

moeilijk

niet gemakkelijk; die een grote fysieke of mentale inspanning vereisen om te verwezenlijken, te begrijpen of te volharden

🇵🇹Portuguese

difícil

não é fácil; exigindo grande esforço físico ou mental para realizar, compreender ou suportar

🇷🇺Russian

трудный

непросто; требующие больших физических или умственных усилий для достижения, понимания или вынесения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कठिन

आसान नहीं; पूरा करने या समझने या सहने के लिए अत्यधिक शारीरिक या मानसिक प्रयास की आवश्यकता होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

কঠিন

সহজ নয়; সম্পন্ন বা বোঝা বা সহ্য করার জন্য মহান শারীরিক বা মানসিক প্রচেষ্টা প্রয়োজন

🇮🇳Tamil

கடினமான

எளிதானது அல்ல; நிறைவேற்ற அல்லது புரிந்து கொள்ள அல்லது சகித்துக்கொள்ள பெரும் உடல் அல்லது மன முயற்சி தேவை

🇮🇳Telugu

కష్టం

సులభం కాదు; సాధించడానికి లేదా అర్థం చేసుకోవడానికి లేదా భరించడానికి గొప్ప శారీరక లేదా మానసిక కృషి అవసరం

🇮🇳Marathi

अवघड

सोपे नाही; पूर्ण करण्यासाठी किंवा समजून घेण्यासाठी किंवा सहन करण्यासाठी मोठ्या शारीरिक किंवा मानसिक प्रयत्नांची आवश्यकता आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુશ્કેલ

સરળ નથી; પરિપૂર્ણ કરવા અથવા સમજવા અથવા સહન કરવા માટે મહાન શારીરિક અથવા માનસિક પ્રયત્નોની જરૂર છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಷ್ಟ

ಸುಲಭವಲ್ಲ; ಸಾಧಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಸಹಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ದೈಹಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನದ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുള്ള

എളുപ്പമല്ല; പൂർത്തിയാക്കുന്നതിനോ മനസ്സിലാക്കുന്നതിനോ സഹിച്ചുനിൽക്കുന്നതിനോ വലിയ ശാരീരികമോ മാനസികമോ ആയ പരിശ്രമം ആവശ്യമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ

ਆਸਾਨ ਨਹੀਂ; ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਝਣ ਜਾਂ ਸਹਿਣ ਲਈ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مشکل

آسان نہیں؛ پورا کرنے یا سمجھنے یا برداشت کرنے کے لئے زبردست جسمانی یا ذہنی کوشش کی ضرورت ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

难的

不容易；需要付出巨大的体力或脑力才能完成、理解或忍受

🇯🇵Japanese

難しい

簡単ではありません。達成、理解、または耐えるために多大な肉体的または精神的努力を必要とする

🇰🇷Korean

어려운

쉽지 않다; 성취하거나 이해하거나 견디기 위해 엄청난 신체적 또는 정신적 노력이 필요함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khó

không dễ dàng; đòi hỏi nỗ lực lớn về thể chất hoặc tinh thần để hoàn thành hoặc hiểu hoặc chịu đựng

🇹🇭Thai

ยาก

ไม่ใช่เรื่องง่าย ต้องใช้ความพยายามทางร่างกายหรือจิตใจอย่างมากในการบรรลุหรือเข้าใจหรืออดทน

🇮🇩Indonesian

sulit

tidak mudah; membutuhkan upaya fisik atau mental yang besar untuk mencapai atau memahami atau bertahan

🇵🇭Filipino

mahirap

hindi madali; nangangailangan ng matinding pisikal o mental na pagsisikap upang magawa o maunawaan o matiis

🇲🇾Malay

susah

tidak mudah; memerlukan usaha fizikal atau mental yang hebat untuk mencapai atau memahami atau bertahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صعب

ليس سهلا؛ تتطلب مجهودًا بدنيًا أو عقليًا كبيرًا لإنجازها أو فهمها أو تحملها

🇮🇷Persian

دشوار است

آسان نیست؛ نیاز به تلاش فیزیکی یا ذهنی زیاد برای به انجام رساندن، درک یا تحمل

🇹🇷Turkish

zor

kolay değil; başarmak, anlamak veya dayanmak için büyük fiziksel veya zihinsel çaba gerektiren

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָשֶׁה

לא קל; דורש מאמץ פיזי או נפשי גדול כדי להשיג או להבין או להחזיק מעמד

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What is the primary definition of the word 'difficult'?

The primary meaning of 'difficult' is 'not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'difficult' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'difficult' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'difficult' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'difficult' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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