difficulties
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
An inflected form of difficulty · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,832 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,834 times across 175,173 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an effort that is inconvenient also: trouble I went to a lot of troublehe won without any trouble
- a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent
- a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome grappling with financial difficulties
- the quality of being difficult also: difficultness they agreed about the difficulty of the climb
difficulties in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And Leah, in spite of countless obstacles and difficulties, sent them.
Little Citizens: The Humours of School Life · Myra Kelly · Chapter 1
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It would be the easiest way out of all their difficulties.
The Money Master, Complete · Gilbert Parker · Chapter 1
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We tried to arrange this, but it was beset with persistent and irreconcilable difficulties.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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It brought a solution of many difficulties and worries by keeping him at home and quiet.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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Still, he pressed on unhesitatingly, and with a sort of pleasurable sensation at the difficulties he was encountering.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1