difficulty

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

noundif · fi · cul · ty

Think: **DIFF**erent tasks can be **I**n **CULTY** (like “cult-y”) situations—**diff-i-cul-ty**.

Yes, it's difficulty. Watch the middle: it’s **-ficul-** (not **-ficulT-** or **-ficulE-**) and it ends with **-ty**.

Definitions

  1. nounsomething that is hard to do, understand, or deal with
  2. nouna problem or obstacle that makes progress harder

Examples

  • “I had difficulty reading the small print without my glasses.”
  • “The team worked together to overcome the difficulty of the steep trail.”
  • “If you have any difficulty with the homework, ask your teacher for help.”

Synonyms

problemtroublechallengeobstaclehardship

Antonyms

easesimplicity

Translations

ES dificultadPT dificuldadeFR difficulté

Common misspellings

dificultydifficulteedifikultiedifficulitydifficutlydiffculty

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