difficult [ dif·fi·cult ]
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1. Needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand.
she had a difficult decision to make
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2. Characterized by or causing hardships or problems.
The family are finding it a bit difficult at the moment as you can imagine.
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3. (of a person) not easy to please or satisfy; awkward.
He is a difficult person but he has never tried to influence me.
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1. Late Middle English back-formation from difficulty.

