difficult /ˈdɪfɪk(ə)lt /
▸ adjective needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand:
she had a difficult decision to make |
the questions are too difficult for the children.
▪ characterized by or causing hardships or problems:
a difficult economic climate.
▪ (of a person) not easy to please or satisfy; awkward:
Lily could be difficult.
– DERIVATIVES difficultly adverb (rare),
difficultness noun.
– ORIGIN late Middle English: back-formation from difficulty.