difficulty

/ˈdɪfəkəlti/DIH-fuh-kuhl-tee
/ˈdɪfəkəlti/DIH-fuh-kuhl-tee

Meaninghardness to do

Common meaning: a problem, a hardship

Journey through time

  1. Latindifficultatemsource
  2. Old Frenchdifficultesource
  3. Englishdifficulty‘a problem, a hardship’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin difficultatem ‘hardness to do’.

Roots

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