difficult

• Qualifie ce qui n'est pas facile à faire, à comprendre ou à gérer, ou qui demande des efforts.

Describes something that is not easy to do, understand, or deal with.

1. Hard to do or achieveA1formal

   Requiring a lot of effort, skill, or intelligence to accomplish.

   difficile (à faire ou à réaliser)

   • The math exam was very difficult.
   • It is difficult to learn a new language quickly.
   • She found the puzzle too difficult to solve.

   Synonymesarduousbackbreakingchallengingdemandingexactingformidablegruelinghardlaboriousrigorousstrenuoustough

   Antonymeseasyeffortlessfacilesimpletrivial

2. Hard to understand or deal withA2formal

   Not easy to comprehend or manage; complicated.

   Difficile à comprendre ou à gérer

   • The instructions were difficult to follow.
   • He has a difficult personality to work with.
   • This is a difficult situation for everyone involved.

   Synonymesarduouschallengingcomplexcomplicateddemandinghardintricateproblematictoughtricky

   Antonymescleareasymanageablesimplestraightforwardtractableunderstandable

3. Full of problems or troubleB1formal

   Characterized by hardship, problems, or challenges.

   difficile (plein de problèmes)

   • She has been through a difficult time recently.
   • The company is facing a difficult financial period.
   • Growing up in a difficult environment shaped his character.

   Synonymesarduousburdensomehardproblematicroughtaxingtoughtroubledtroublesometrying

   Antonymeseasysimplesmoothtrouble-free