difficult

[ˈdɪfɪkəlt]

[ˈdɪfɪˌkʌlt]

[ˈdɪfɪkl̩t]

Definition of difficult in English Dictionary

VerbSGdifficultsPRdifficultingPT, PPdifficulted
1. OBS VT To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.
AdjectiveCOMmore difficultSUPmost difficult
1. Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
More Examples
1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
  - I find it difficult to spell because I'm dyslexic.
  - Hundreds of Kanker's troops would have to be thrown into the job of plugging the holes, a difficult task under ideal conditions, but a pig of a task in a “dustout”.
  - Her act became the hottest ticket in the country, and getting into the Ramona Room had become as difficult for the nightclub-goer as it had been for Jo in the first place.
2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
  - It's a large job, but if we parcel it out among several people over several weeks, it shouldn't be too difficult.
  - Don't overthink the problem. It's not that difficult.
  - It is known that allergoids obtained by treatment with aldehydes are randomly cross-linked proteins of high molecular weight and their standardization is very difficult.