difficulty
/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/noun
उच्चारण डिफ़िकल्टी
कठिनाई, समस्या, मुश्किल
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[C, usually pl.]
a problem; a thing or situation that causes problems
कठिनाई, समस्या, मुश्किल
- She faced many difficulties in her first year in the city.
- financial difficulties
- The villagers face many difficulties during the monsoon.
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- She overcame every difficulty with patience.
- If you run into difficulties, ask your teacher.
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[U] ~ (in sth/in doing sth)
the state or quality of being hard to do or understand
कठिनता, मुश्किल होना
- He has difficulty in reading small print.
- The questions are arranged in order of difficulty.
- The difficulty of the paper surprised many students.
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- He has some difficulty walking after his injury.
- Rate each question according to its level of difficulty.
Synonyms hardness trouble complexity
Opposite ease simplicity
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
have difficulty (in) + gerund
A very common pattern. The preposition 'in' is optional and not followed by a to-infinitive.
बहुत आम रचना। 'In' वैकल्पिक है और उसके बाद to-infinitive नहीं आता।
- Students have difficulty understanding the passage.
- She had no difficulty finding the house.
difficulty with/in + noun
'With' names the area of trouble; 'in' is used with gerunds and fixed phrases.
'With' कठिनाई का क्षेत्र बताता है; 'in' gerund और निश्चित वाक्यांशों के साथ आता है।
- He has difficulty with maths.
- Many people face difficulty in getting a loan.
with/without difficulty
Manner phrases. 'Without difficulty' means easily.
तरीक़ा बताने वाले वाक्यांश; 'without difficulty' का अर्थ आसानी से है।
- He climbed with difficulty.
- She passed the test without difficulty.
difficulties (plural) = problems
In the plural, it means specific problems, especially money or health troubles.
बहुवचन में यह विशिष्ट समस्याओं, विशेषकर धन या स्वास्थ्य की परेशानियों को बताता है।
- The family faced financial difficulties.
- He is in difficulties at the moment.
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adjective + difficulty
greatseriousfinancialtechnicalconsiderableslight
- The company is facing serious financial difficulty.
verb + difficulty
havefaceovercomeexperiencecauserun into
- Radhika overcame every difficulty with patience.
difficulty + noun
levelin breathingin speakingin walkingin reading
- The patient had difficulty in breathing.
in/with/without difficulty
in difficultywith difficultywithout difficultyno difficulty
- The old man crossed the road with difficulty.
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- The students faced difficulty in finding books.
विद्यार्थियों को किताबें खोजने में कठिनाई हुई।
- Radhika had no difficulty solving the puzzle.
राधिका को पहेली हल करने में कोई कठिनाई नहीं हुई।
- The difficulty of the paper surprised everyone.
प्रश्न-पत्र की कठिनता ने सबको चौंका दिया।
- The village has difficulties with water supply.
गाँव को पानी की आपूर्ति में परेशानियाँ हैं।
- He breathed with difficulty on the steep climb.
खड़ी चढ़ाई पर उसे साँस लेने में कठिनाई हुई।
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✗ I have difficulty to understand this.
✓ I have difficulty understanding this.
After 'have difficulty' use a gerund, not a to-infinitive.
'Have difficulty' के बाद gerund आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
✗ She had a difficulty in speaking.
✓ She had difficulty in speaking.
In this pattern 'difficulty' is uncountable and takes no 'a'.
इस रचना में 'difficulty' अगणनीय है और 'a' नहीं लेती।
✗ We faced many difficulty.
✓ We faced many difficulties.
'Many' needs a plural noun; difficulty changes y to ies.
'Many' के साथ बहुवचन noun चाहिए; difficulty का बहुवचन difficulties होता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Difficulty, trouble and hardship all describe problems, with different weight.
Difficulty, trouble और hardship सभी समस्याओं को बताते हैं, पर वज़न भिन्न है।
A problem that makes something hard to do.
ऐसी समस्या जो किसी काम को कठिन बना दे।
- He had difficulty in reading.
A long period of suffering, especially from lack of money or comfort.
विशेषकर धन या सुविधा के अभाव से होने वाला लंबा कष्ट।
- The family bore years of hardship.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
dif·fi·cul·ty
?Which word?
have difficulty in doing, not to do
After difficulty use in + -ing or just -ing: 'I had difficulty (in) finding the house.' Never 'difficulty to find'. The same rule applies to trouble: 'trouble finding'.
Difficulty के बाद in + -ing या केवल -ing आता है, जैसे 'I had difficulty (in) finding the house'। 'Difficulty to find' कभी नहीं। यही नियम trouble पर लागू होता है, जैसे 'trouble finding'।
§Grammar and usage
'difficulty to do' is wrong; use 'difficulty in doing'.
'difficulty to do' गलत है; 'difficulty in doing' सही है।