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Definition difficulty in British English

difficulty noun

noun
/ˈdɪfɪk(ə)lti/

▪ encounter, experience, face, find, have

➡ problem, situation, understand

1

if you have difficulty with something, you are not able to do it easily

Example

She's having difficulty with her schoolwork this year.

Example

Six months after the accident, he still has difficulty walking.

Example

We had considerable difficulty finding anywhere to park.

Example

Seb was speaking with great difficulty.

Synonyms and related words
problem difficulty trouble
2

a problem

Example

learning/reading/breathing difficulties

Example

If you experience difficulties in completing the form, ask for help.

Example

students who encounter financial difficulties

Example

Implementing the policy caused difficulties within the company.

Example

The real difficulty is that no one in the group has a car.

Example

New difficulties arose from this arrangement.

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problem difficulty trouble
3

a bad situation with a lot of problems

Example

The loss puts our company in financial difficulty.

Example

The climbers got into difficulties when there was a sudden storm.

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problem difficulty trouble
4

how difficult something is

Example

The courses vary in content and difficulty.

Synonyms and related words
problem difficulty trouble
Definition difficulty in British English