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difficulty
noun [C/U] /ˈdɪf·ɪ·kəl·ti, -ˌkʌl·ti/Definition
› the fact of not being easy, or of being hard to do or understand: [U] He has some difficulty hearing people when they speak softly. › A difficulty is also a problem: [C usually pl] In 1986 he experienced financial difficulties and was forced to sell his business.
(Definition of difficulty noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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