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difficult

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/
verb
  1. To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

adjective
  1. Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.

    "However, the difficult weather conditions will ensure Yunnan has plenty of freshwater."

  2. (often of a person, or a horse, etc) Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.

    "Stop being difficult and eat your broccoli—you know it's good for you."

  3. Unable or unwilling.

Synonymsburdensome, cumbersome, hard

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