difficult

Words with a similar base: difficult

'difficult'

[difficult.a.01] as in: not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

Examples:
a difficult task
nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access
difficult times
why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?

'difficult'

[unmanageable.a.02] as in: hard to control; ,

Examples:
a difficult child
an unmanageable situation

Origins

					difficult (English)
└── difficulty (English)
    └── difficultee (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── difficulté (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
            └── difficultas (Latin)
                ├── -tas (Latin)
                ├── difficilis (Latin)
                │   ├── dis- (Latin)
                │   └── facilis (Latin)
                │       ├── -ilis (Latin)
                │       ├── facere (Latin)
                │       ├── facio (Latin)
                │       └── facio (Portuguese)
                └── difficul (Latin)

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