Difficult | Mean of difficult in English Dictionary

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

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