hard

adjective (DIFFICULT)

/hɑːd/

/hɑːrd/

Definition

A1 difficult to understand, do, experience, or deal with: There were some really hard questions in the exam. It's hard to say which of them is lying. It's hard being a single mother. Her handwriting is very hard to read. He's a hard man to please. The topics get harder later in the course. I feel sorry for the kids, too - they've had a hard time. → Opposite easyDifficult to understandComplicated and difficult to doPuzzle and confuseComplicated and difficult to doDifficult to understand hardness

/-nəs/ noun [U] › These alloys are characterized by their extreme hardness.Hard and firmWater in general

(Definition of hard adjective (DIFFICULT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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