nnoun.actan effort that is inconvenientSynset:trouble
Examples:- I went to a lot of trouble
- he won without any trouble
- had difficulty walking
- finished the test only with great difficulty
Derivationally Related Form:trouble
Hypernyms:effort elbow grease exertion sweat travail
Inherited Hypernyms:troubleeffortlaborworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:the deviltsuris
Full Hyponyms:the deviltsuris
nnoun.cognitiona factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative resultExamples:- serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent
Hypernyms:cognitive factor
Inherited Hypernyms:difficultycognitive factorcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:balkbaulkbooby trapcheckdeterrentfacerhandicaphinderancehindranceimpedimentkillerkinkpisserpitfallproblemsnortertroublewrinkle
Full Hyponyms:albatrossbamboo curtainbarrierbindcan of wormscolor barcolor barrierdeep waterdiriment impedimentdragfacergrowing painshang-uphindrancehurdlehydraideological barrieriron curtainkillerkinklanguage barriermatterobstaclepisserpitfallpressure pointsnorterstraitjacketstymietroublewrinkle
nnoun.statea condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcomeExamples:- grappling with financial difficulties
Hypernyms:condition status
Inherited Hypernyms:difficultyconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bitchfixhard timeholejamjobkettle of fishmessmiremuddlepicklepinchplightpredicamentproblemquandaryrattraprough sleddingsituationstrainstressurinary hesitancywall
Full Hyponyms:balance-of-payments problembitchcareconflict of interestcornercrisiscriticalitycrunchdeadlockdepressiondesperate straitsdog's breakfastdunkirkexigencyfixflash pointhard timehornet's nesthot potatohot waterhow-do-you-doimbrogliojuncturemexican standoffmirenightmareno-win situationpasspinchpredicamentproblempurgatoryquicksandrace problemrattrapsituationstressswamptime bombtinderboxurgencyurinary hesitancywall
nnoun.attributethe quality of being difficultAttributes:difficult hard
Synset:difficultness
Examples:- they agreed about the difficulty of the climb
Antonyms:ease
Derivationally Related Form:difficult
Hypernyms:quality
Inherited Hypernyms:difficultyqualityattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:asperityburdensomenesseffortfulnessformidabilitygrimnesshardnesshardshipheavinessinconveniencenicenessonerousnessoppressivenessrigorrigorousnessrigourrigourousnessruggednessseverenessseveritysubtletytoughnesstroublesomenessworriment
Full Hyponyms:arduousnessasperityawkwardnessburdensomenesseffortfulnessflea bitefly in the ointmentformidabilityhardnesslaboriousnesssternnesssubtletytroublesomenessunwieldiness