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Meanings of difficulty in English
Portuguese
dificuldade Spanish
dificultad 
A specific problem or obstacle impeding achievement of a goal.
Synonyms
Examples for "obstacle"
Examples for "obstacle"
1
However, efficient delivery into tumor cells remains a major obstacle for treatment.
2
MOVES to end the Albanian crisis hit a new obstacle last night.
3
This was just an obstacle course on the way to his objective.
4
But there's one serious problem, one insurmountable obstacle that I can't overcome.
5
There remains one last obstacle, however: Tweetie is only for Mac users.
1
They include perjury, abuse of power, witness tampering and obstruction of justice.
2
And she found an actual delight in bounding over the next obstruction.
3
It did not conclude whether those actions constituted the crime of obstruction.
4
And it is apparently becoming a greater obstruction with each passing year.
5
Maximum detrusor contractility power showed significant positive correlation with bladder outlet obstruction.
1
Healthcare costs are also a major impediment to job growth, he said.
2
Tougher rules for the financial sector overall may also be an impediment.
3
The Greek Government had put no impediment in the way of arbitration.
4
Sure, concern about data privacy is an impediment to luring shoppers online.
5
The impediment made the car swerve and it ran into a lamp-post.
1
These verses are a proof that business was not the hinderance
2
With the aid of the holy Church, no hinderanceisinsuperable.
3
This is a great hinderancetothe receiving of truth, and very prejudicial.
4
Yet such hinderancetorest brought a refreshment all its own.
5
Her papers are all right, and she may go on without further hinderance
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Maybe it's not a stumbling block when money and power are involved.
2
Their stumbling block right now is the level of streaming video service.
3
He insisted that fishing was not the main stumbling block in talks.
4
A very recent stumbling block could actually get the metaphorical green light!
5
Didn't someone once say that every stumbling block is really a stepping-stone?
Russian
затруднение Spanish
dificultad Usage of difficulty in English
1
The short and to be fair obvious answer is with great difficulty.
2
But the difficulty to find real new drugs is a major problem.
3
The regime will continue attacking one after another without difficulty, he said.
4
Despite the difficulty, the Osprey had a good safety record, he said.
5
Informed sources believe she would have secured a second term without difficulty.
6
American cinema has had great difficulty interesting audiences in the Afghan war.
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He said he still has difficulty coming to terms with what happened.
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As soon as they attempted this, however, a new difficulty became apparent.
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Potential suitors will certainly note how you behave during times of difficulty.
10
Physiologists have often noted the difficulty for beginners to use heart rate.
11
The goal amount depends on the number of players and difficulty level.
12
Ms Lambourn said hungry children have difficulty concentrating at school and learning.
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But Dr Roke said in many cases the difficulty was finding them.
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Lenders must do more to support people in financial difficulty, he said.
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But the difficulty lies less in the execution than in the conception.
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Even a 1 per cent pension contribution will present difficulty for them.
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Difficulty through the time
Difficulty across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
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