Similar words
hard
difficult and hard are close synonyms, largely interchangeable.
Similar in other languages
German
dornig
Close, figuratively — thorny (a thorny issue) relates to difficult.
Spanish
desafiante
Close — difficult relates to challenging, defiant (desafiante).
Spanish
disputado
Close — difficult relates to hard-fought (disputado).
Práctica
1 ¿Qué significa difficult?
difícil
2 Completa el espacio en blanco: This puzzle is ___.
Oración completa: This puzzle is difficult. (Este rompecabezas es difícil.)
3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a difficult?
difficult: registro neutral, frecuencia básica, dominio general, connotación neutral.