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difficulty

n. a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"

Difficulty

n. [the state or condition of not being easy to do, of requiring efforts]

difficulty, difficultness

n. the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"

trouble, difficulty

n. an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"

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adversity, hardship, hard knocks

n. a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"

visitation

n. any disaster or catastrophe; "a visitation of the plague"

calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm

n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

challenge

n. a demanding or stimulating situation; "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power"

dilemma, quandary

n. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

affliction

n. a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health

crisis

n. an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"

emergency

n. a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency"

misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill luck

n. an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

pass, strait, straits

n. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

refinement, elaboration

n. the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique"

complicatedness, complication, knottiness, tortuousness

n. puzzling complexity

drawback

n. the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan"

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success

n. a state of prosperity or fame; "he is enjoying great success"; "he does not consider wealth synonymous with success"

Facility

n. [the state or condition that something can be done without difficulties or efforts]

ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness

n. freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back"

adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness

n. skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"

aid, assistance, help

n. a resource; "visual aids in teaching"

facility

n. a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility"

care, attention, aid, tending

n. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"

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