difficulty meaning and definition

DIFFICULTY noun

Definition of difficulty (noun)

1. an effort that is inconvenient
   • "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"
   • synonyms: trouble
2. a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
   • "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"
3. a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
   • "grappling with financial difficulties"
4. the quality of being difficult
   • "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
   • synonyms: difficultness
   • antonym: ease