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difficulty

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"Hard part"

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/Part of speech nounSorted cdffiiltuyStarts with DEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an effort that is inconvenient

Word origin

From Middle English difficulte, from Middle French and Anglo-Norman difficulte and their etymon Latin difficultas, from difficul, older form of difficilis (“hard to do, difficult”), from dis- + facilis (“easy”); see difficile and difficult. Equivalent to dis- + facile + -ty. Also analysable as difficult + -y, though the adjective is historically a backformation from the noun.

Used in a sentence

  • My mom is old and has a lot of difficulty (in) remembering all her grandchildren's names.
  • We faced a difficulty in trying to book a flight so late.
  • The difficulties of photoheliography consist principally in the rapidity with which the sun's image acts upon the sensitive film.

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