DIFFICULTIES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome

Example: grappling with financial difficulties

Part of speech: Noun

the quality of being difficult

Example: they agreed about the difficulty of the climb

Part of speech: Noun

a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result

Example: serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent

Part of speech: Noun

an effort that is inconvenient

Example: I went to a lot of trouble; he won without any trouble; had difficulty walking; finished the test only with great difficulty