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difficult
What does difficult mean?
difficult (adjective): hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce difficult?
/ˈdɪfəkəlt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does difficult come from?
From Middle English difficult (ca. 1400), a back-formation from difficulte (whence modern difficulty), from Old French difficulté.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of difficult?
What are antonyms of difficult?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “difficult”?
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What does “difficult” mean?
hard, not easy, requiring much effort
Right! That's what “difficult” means.
lasting for an indefinitely long time
Not quite: that's what permanent means.
recently made, produced, or harvested
Not quite: that's what fresh means.
belonging to one by birth or ancestry
Not quite: that's what native means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “difficult”?
hard
Right!
next
Not quite: next means something else.
free
Not quite: free means something else.
left
Not quite: left means something else.
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