difficulty

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
2. (countable, uncountable) An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
3. (countable, in-plural, sometimes, uncountable) Physical danger from the environment, especially with risk of drowning
4. (countable, uncountable) An objection.
5. (countable, uncountable) That which cannot be easily understood or believed.
6. (countable, uncountable) An awkward situation or quarrel.

Sinonieme

trouble

hardship

problem

obstacle

distress

suffering

affliction

complication

impediment

snag

annoyance

adversity

bother

predicament

fix

burden

embarrassment

hardness

perplexity

arduousness

pain

hindrance

hassle

straits

scrape

inconvenience

rigor

complexity

calamity

entanglement

hardships

confusion

privation

dilemma

Hindrance

intricacy

rub

hurdle

toughness

hitch

heaviness

effort

barrier

vexation

quandary

rigorousness

plight

objection

misery

misfortune

Vertalings

difficulté

Schwierigkeit

dificultad

difficoltà

dificuldade

δυσκολία

moeilijkheid

dificultat

intoppo

Problem

strubbeling

embarras

problème

bezwaar

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: difficultee

In summary

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.