What does difficult mean?

difficult in AZ Dictionary: (a) Hard to do or accomplish; demanding considerable work or skill; hard: "To amuse is far more difficult rather than enlighten” ( Anthony Burgess). See Synonyms at hard.; (a) challenging endure; trying: dropped upon tough times.; (a) challenging understand or solve: a difficult problem.; (v) To make hard; to impede; to perplex.; (v) To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.; (v) To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.; (v) To render difficult; to impede; to perplex.; difficult; calling for or dependent on effort; hard; troublesome; hard.; difficult to do, do, or conquer; attended with labor, pains, or opposition; laborious: because, a hard undertaking.; Hard to please or satisfy; perhaps not compliant; unaccommodating; rigid; austere: since, one of tough mood.

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Synonym for "difficult"
- laborious, crabbed, perplexed, troublesome, painful

Phrases for "difficult"
- very difficult, more difficult, incredibly difficult, extraordinarily difficult, most difficult

Equivalent for "difficult"
- uncheckable, ungovernable, uncontrollable, indocile, unruly

Same Context for "difficult"
- dangerous, easy, important, impossible, critical