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Showing words for DIFFICULT using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Difficult

difficult

7 Letter Words for Difficult

fluidic

6 Letter Words for Difficult

fictil, fitful

5 Letter Words for Difficult

cliff, clift, cluff, culti, fluid, licit, litui, lucid, ludic, ticul

4 Letter Words for Difficult

clit, cuff, cuif, cuit, cult, dict, diff, duci, duct, duff, duit, dulc, dult, fdic, fict, fili, filt, flic, flit, fuci, idic, lift, liti, litu, luff, luit, tidi, tiff, tuff, util

3 Letter Words for Difficult

cdf, cfd, cfi, cid, cif, cit, cli, ctf, cud, cul, cut, dft, dif, dil, dit, duc, dui, fid, fil, fit, fld, flt, flu, fud, fut, ifc, iff, itd, iud, lcd, lid, lif, lit, ltd, lud, lut, tic, tid, til, tiu, tlc, tui, uit, ult, utc, uti

Definitions for Difficult

[1] not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
[2] hard to understand or solve: a difficult problem.
[3] hard to deal with or get on with: a difficult pupil.
[4] hard to please or satisfy: a difficult employer.
[5] hard to persuade or induce; stubborn: a difficult old man.
[6] disadvantageous; trying; hampering: The operation was performed under the most difficult conditions.
[7] fraught with hardship, especially financial hardship: We saw some difficult times during the depression years.
[8] not easy to do; requiring effort a difficult job
[9] not easy to understand or solve; intricate a difficult problem
[10] hard to deal with; troublesome a difficult child
[11] not easily convinced, pleased, or satisfied a difficult audience
[12] full of hardships or trials difficult times ahead

Words related to Difficult

troublesome, crucial, tough, problematic, arduous, onerous, demanding, severe, strenuous, ambitious, burdensome, laborious, painful, challenging, complex, delicate, confusing, grim, intractable, gargantuan

Words nearby Difficult

differential windlass, differentiate, differentiation, differentiator, difficile, difficult, difficulty, diffidence, diffident, diffluence, diffluent

Origin of Difficult

1350–1400; Middle English, back formation from difficulty

Other words from Difficult

dif·fi·cult·ly , adverb
non·dif·fi·cult , adjective
qua·si-dif·fi·cult , adjective
qua·si-dif·fi·cult·ly , adverb
su·per·dif·fi·cult , adjective
su·per·dif·fi·cult·ly , adverb
un·dif·fi·cult , adjective
un·dif·fi·cult·ly , adverb

Word origin for Difficult

C14: back formation from difficulty

Synonyms for Difficult

ambitious, arduous, burdensome, challenging, crucial, demanding, laborious, onerous, painful, problematic, severe, strenuous, tough, troublesome, backbreaker, bothersome, difficile, easier said than done, effortful, exacting, formidable, galling, gargantuan, hard-won, heavy, herculean, immense, intricate, irritating, labored, no picnic, not easy, operose, problem, prohibitive, rigid, stiff, titanic, toilsome, trying, unyielding, uphill, upstream, wearisome