1 ~ (for sb) (to do sth) not easy; needing effort or skill to do or to understand:
a difficult problem / task / exam * It's difficult for them to get here much before seven. * It's really difficult to read your writing. * Your writing is really difficult to read. * She finds it very difficult to get up early.
2 full of problems; causing a lot of trouble:
to be in a difficult position / situation * My boss is making life very difficult for me. * 13 is a difficult age.
3 (of people) not easy to please; not helpful:
a difficult child / customer / boss * Don't pay any attention to her-she's just being difficult.
IDIOMS see JOB, LIFE
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In this entry, difficult is tagged as adjective.
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