difficulty
Senso (Inglese)
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
- (countable, uncountable) An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
- (countable, in-plural, sometimes, uncountable) Physical danger from the environment, especially with risk of drowning
- (countable, uncountable) An objection.
- (countable, uncountable) That which cannot be easily understood or believed.
- (countable, uncountable) An awkward situation or quarrel.
Concetti
sinonimi
Hindrance
Traduzioni
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/
Etimologia (Inglese)
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.
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