Difficulty and Exception

Difficulty

Difficulty noun - A feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent.

Usage example: the only difficulty I have with the dress is its color—does it come in anything besides purple?

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Exception and difficulty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exception" instead a noun "Difficulty".

Nearby Word: difficult

Exception noun - A feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent.

Usage example: I take strong exception to your assessment of his singing ability

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Difficulty and exception are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficulty" instead a noun "Exception".

special	special difficulty	special exception
particular	particular difficulty	particular exception
real	real difficulty	real exception
massive	massive difficulty	massive exception
Other adjectives: extreme, great, serious, little, main, general, apparent, significant, aforementioned, technical.

No Indoor Voice: The Mane Six, with the exception of Fluttershy, have difficulty cheering quietly.

Source: Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S4 E16 "It Ain't Easy Being Breezies"
While none of these (with the exception of Sea Witch and Labtech X) are CL 10, they have the added difficulty of only being vulnerable to individuals below a certain charge level.

Source: Bonus Boss
Makes even the hardest difficulty modes (with the exception of "Heaven or Hell" and "Hell or Hell") nearly a breeze.

Source: Franchise / Devil May Cry

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