difficulty
/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ nounDefinition
NOT EASY [U] › when something is not easy to do or understand: [+ in + doing sth] He was having difficulty in breathing because of the smoke. [+ doing sth] I had difficulty finding somewhere to park. She had twisted her ankle and was walking with difficulty.
PROBLEM [C] › something that is not easy to deal with: The company is having some financial difficulties at the moment.
(Definition of difficulty noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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