difficulty
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Synonyms for difficulty
problem
complexity
in difficulty or difficulties
Synonyms
- in trouble
- in distress
- in hot water
- in a mess
- in deep water
- in a spot
- in a fix
- in a quandary
- in a dilemma
- in embarrassment
- in a jam
- in dire straits
- in a pickle
- in a tight spot
- in perplexity
- in a predicament
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Synonyms for difficulty
something that obstructs progress and requires great effort to overcome
Synonyms
a difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition
a state of disagreement and disharmony
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Synonyms for difficulty
an effort that is inconvenient
a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
the quality of being difficult
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