difficult

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt//ˈdɪfɪkəlt/
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Difficulty LevelAdvanced

Academic vocabulary

Word FrequencyCommon

Regularly used in writing and speech

Syllables3

Moderate complexity

Analysis:

  • Academic vocabulary
  • Standard complexity
verb

1. To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

adjective

1. Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.

"However, the difficult weather conditions will ensure Yunnan has plenty of freshwater."

2. (often of a person, or a horse, etc) Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.

"Stop being difficult and eat your broccoli—you know it's good for you."

3. Unable or unwilling.

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