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difficult

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difficult in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
    "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  hard 
  2. hard to control
    "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"
    unmanageable  difficult 
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