Difficulty meaning

What does “difficulty” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“difficulty” is a noun with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an effort that is inconvenient.

difficulty

an effort that is inconvenient
“I went to a lot of trouble”
“he won without any trouble”
Synonymstrouble
a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
“serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent”
a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
“grappling with financial difficulties”
the quality of being difficult
“they agreed about the difficulty of the climb”
Synonymsdifficultness
Oppositesease

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University