difficulty
B1Substantiv/US /dˈɪfəkəltiː/ DĬF-ək-əlt-ē; UK /dˈɪfəkəltiː/ DĬF-ək-əlt-ē/
The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness; arduousness; -- opposed to easiness or facility; as, the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a work of difficulty.
