dif·fi·cult 
/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ adjective
/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ adjective [more difficult; most difficult] 1 : not easy : requiring much work or skill to do or make
▪ Our last test was extremely difficult. [=hard, tough] ▪ We were asked lots of difficult questions. ▪ I had to make a very difficult decision/choice. ▪ We'll be hiking over difficult terrain. ▪ It's more difficult than it sounds. — often followed by to + verb ▪ It's difficult to imagine why she would do that. — often + for ▪ It is difficult for me to say this, but you have to leave. ▪ She has a cold, which makes it difficult for her to breathe. 2 : not easy to deal with or manage
▪ He gave a good performance under difficult [=trying] circumstances. ▪ I found myself in a difficult position/situation. ▪ Some difficult days lie ahead of us. ▪ He's been having a difficult time coping [=he has not been dealing well] with his father's death. ▪ These changes will make life/things difficult for everyone involved. 3 : not willing to help others by changing your behavior : stubborn or unreasonable
▪ My parents tell me that I was a difficult child. [=I did not obey my parents] ▪ Why do you have to be so difficult? [=uncooperative]
▪ Our last test was extremely difficult. [=hard, tough] ▪ We were asked lots of difficult questions. ▪ I had to make a very difficult decision/choice. ▪ We'll be hiking over difficult terrain. ▪ It's more difficult than it sounds. — often followed by to + verb ▪ It's difficult to imagine why she would do that. — often + for ▪ It is difficult for me to say this, but you have to leave. ▪ She has a cold, which makes it difficult for her to breathe.
▪ He gave a good performance under difficult [=trying] circumstances. ▪ I found myself in a difficult position/situation. ▪ Some difficult days lie ahead of us. ▪ He's been having a difficult time coping [=he has not been dealing well] with his father's death. ▪ These changes will make life/things difficult for everyone involved.
▪ My parents tell me that I was a difficult child. [=I did not obey my parents] ▪ Why do you have to be so difficult? [=uncooperative]
