Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of difficulty
"After three failed attempts to fix the code, we faced serious difficulties that felt like an endless cycle of frustrating errors."
a series of frustrations
In plain English: Difficulties are problems or challenges that make something hard to do or finish.
"They faced many difficulties when trying to start their new business."
Usage: Difficulties refers to problems or obstacles that make a task hard to complete, often arising from a series of frustrations. Use this plural noun when describing specific challenges you are facing rather than the general state of being difficult.
Derived from Latin difficilis, meaning "hard to do," this term entered English via Old French as difecultez. It combines the prefix dis- (apart) with facere (to make), literally signifying something that is not easily made or accomplished.