Difficult
adjective
Not easy to do or understand, it requires more effort or time.
The test was really difficult, I spent a lot of time studying for it.
Often appears as...
- difficult task
- difficult decision
adjective
Causing problems or trouble.
She's upset because she has a difficult relationship with her mother.
Often appears as...
- difficult relationship
- difficult child
adjective
Not willing to cooperate, stubborn.
My co-worker has been really difficult this week, refusing to help with anything.
Often appears as...
- difficult person
- difficult co-worker
adjective
Not easy to do or understand, it requires more effort or time.
The test was really difficult, I spent a lot of time studying for it.
Often appears as...
- difficult task
- difficult decision
adjective
Causing problems or trouble.
She's upset because she has a difficult relationship with her mother.
Often appears as...
- difficult relationship
- difficult child
adjective
Not willing to cooperate, stubborn.
My co-worker has been really difficult this week, refusing to help with anything.
Often appears as...
- difficult person
- difficult co-worker
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Pro Tip 1/3Various Contexts
Use 'difficult' in diverse areas like study, work, or physical activities.
Climbing that mountain is a difficult challenge.
Pro Tip 2/3Degree of Difficulty
'Difficult' often means the task requires significant effort but is possible.
Learning a new language is difficult, but rewarding.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Perception
What’s ‘difficult’ can vary from person to person based on skills and experience.
Some find math difficult, while others find it easy.
Pro Tip 1/3Various Contexts
Use 'difficult' in diverse areas like study, work, or physical activities.
Climbing that mountain is a difficult challenge.
Pro Tip 2/3Degree of Difficulty
'Difficult' often means the task requires significant effort but is possible.
Learning a new language is difficult, but rewarding.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Perception
What’s ‘difficult’ can vary from person to person based on skills and experience.
Some find math difficult, while others find it easy.
Pro Tip 1/3Various Contexts
Use 'difficult' in diverse areas like study, work, or physical activities.
Climbing that mountain is a difficult challenge.
Pro Tip 2/3Degree of Difficulty
'Difficult' often means the task requires significant effort but is possible.
Learning a new language is difficult, but rewarding.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Perception
What’s ‘difficult’ can vary from person to person based on skills and experience.
Some find math difficult, while others find it easy.
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How the food you eat...
Brands with too much sugar and not enough bacteria may not actually help. These are just general guidelines. More research is needed before we fully understand exactly how any of these foods interact with our microbiomes. We see positive correlations, but the insides of our guts are difficult places to make direct observations.
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What happens when our...
it realizes that there is a more effective way to achieve this take control of the world and stick electrodes into the facial muscles of humans to cause constant, beaming grins. Another example, suppose we give A.I. the goal to solve a difficult mathematical problem. When the A.I. becomes superintelligent,
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How One Community Saved...
Since we saw how difficult it was to fish there, our generation, my brothers and I were the ones who immediately said yes. We needed to change this, because fishing was very difficult. We invested a lot and we practically didn't get anything back. Now we work in eco-tourism.
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The psychology of...
like psychotherapy or practicing compassion towards others, can be helpful. The difficulty is it can be challenging for people with narcissistic personality disorder to keep working at self-betterment. For a narcissist, self-reflection is hard from an unflattering angle.
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The five major world...
a revolutionary concept in the polytheistic world of that time, they would have land and many descendants. From this promise came the land of Israel and the chosen people, but staying in that land and keeping those people together was going to be very difficult.
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5 tips to improve your...
evaluate your own choices, and ultimately help you make more informed decisions. This five-step process is just one tool, and it certainly won't eradicate difficult decisions from our lives. But it can help us increase the number of positive choices we make.
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3 tips to boost your...
Tip a quick fix. There are a few tricks that can give you an immediate confidence boost in the short term. Picture your success when you're beginning a difficult task, something as simple as listening to music with deep bass;
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Strangled by a Boa...
if I wasn't just to ease the pressure... I would be finding breathing very difficult indeed. This is what constricting means. If you see me starting to go blue or purple in the face, then I might need a little bit of help.
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Debunking the myths of...
and finding it difficult to control their responses. So what exactly causes OCD? The frustrating answer is we don't really know. However, we have some important clues. OCD is considered a neurobiological disorder.
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How to deal with...
protected me I knew what I knew and it couldn't be erased so the person gaslighting you will often try to bully you but being defiant is something that does not make you difficult it's being
Video examples
How the food you eat...
Brands with too much sugar and not enough bacteria may not actually help. These are just general guidelines. More research is needed before we fully understand exactly how any of these foods interact with our microbiomes. We see positive correlations, but the insides of our guts are difficult places to make direct observations.
Video examples
What happens when our...
it realizes that there is a more effective way to achieve this take control of the world and stick electrodes into the facial muscles of humans to cause constant, beaming grins. Another example, suppose we give A.I. the goal to solve a difficult mathematical problem. When the A.I. becomes superintelligent,
Video examples
How One Community Saved...
Since we saw how difficult it was to fish there, our generation, my brothers and I were the ones who immediately said yes. We needed to change this, because fishing was very difficult. We invested a lot and we practically didn't get anything back. Now we work in eco-tourism.
Video examples
The psychology of...
like psychotherapy or practicing compassion towards others, can be helpful. The difficulty is it can be challenging for people with narcissistic personality disorder to keep working at self-betterment. For a narcissist, self-reflection is hard from an unflattering angle.
Video examples
The five major world...
a revolutionary concept in the polytheistic world of that time, they would have land and many descendants. From this promise came the land of Israel and the chosen people, but staying in that land and keeping those people together was going to be very difficult.
Video examples
5 tips to improve your...
evaluate your own choices, and ultimately help you make more informed decisions. This five-step process is just one tool, and it certainly won't eradicate difficult decisions from our lives. But it can help us increase the number of positive choices we make.
Video examples
3 tips to boost your...
Tip a quick fix. There are a few tricks that can give you an immediate confidence boost in the short term. Picture your success when you're beginning a difficult task, something as simple as listening to music with deep bass;
Video examples
Strangled by a Boa...
if I wasn't just to ease the pressure... I would be finding breathing very difficult indeed. This is what constricting means. If you see me starting to go blue or purple in the face, then I might need a little bit of help.
Video examples
Debunking the myths of...
and finding it difficult to control their responses. So what exactly causes OCD? The frustrating answer is we don't really know. However, we have some important clues. OCD is considered a neurobiological disorder.
Video examples
How to deal with...
protected me I knew what I knew and it couldn't be erased so the person gaslighting you will often try to bully you but being defiant is something that does not make you difficult it's being
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Some people have a difficult time facing truth and reality. They prefer to live in a make-believe world, pretending that certain things aren't happening.
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Leo Buscaglia
American Author
The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position.
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Milton Friedman
American Economist
The most important ways in which I think the Internet will affect the big issue is that it will make it more difficult for government to collect taxes.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
Music is my shining light, my favorite thing in the world. T get me to stop doing it for one second would be difficult!
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
I'm modern because I make the difficult seem easy, and so I can communicate with the whole world.
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Zinedine Zidane
French Athlete
I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.
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George Eliot
British Author
What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
Life with another person is always difficult.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Some people have a difficult time facing truth and reality. They prefer to live in a make-believe world, pretending that certain things aren't happening.
Quote examples
Leo Buscaglia
American Author
The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position.
Quote examples
Milton Friedman
American Economist
The most important ways in which I think the Internet will affect the big issue is that it will make it more difficult for government to collect taxes.
Quote examples
Taylor Swift
American Singer
Music is my shining light, my favorite thing in the world. T get me to stop doing it for one second would be difficult!
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.
Quote examples
Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
I'm modern because I make the difficult seem easy, and so I can communicate with the whole world.
Quote examples
Zinedine Zidane
French Athlete
I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.
Quote examples
George Eliot
British Author
What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
Life with another person is always difficult.
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