English dictionary

difficult

/'d/I/f/@/,k/@/lt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

adj.all

Examples
A difficult task.

Nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access.

Difficult times.

Synonyms hard

Antonyms easy

Source: WordNet 3.0
hard to control

adj.all

Examples
A difficult child.

Synonyms unmanageable

Antonyms manageable

Source: WordNet 3.0
Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

adjective

Source: webster1913