Difficulty
Difficulty noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.
Grief and difficulty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grief" instead a noun "Difficulty".
Nearby Word: difficult
Grief
Grief noun - Deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved.
Difficulty and grief are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficulty" instead a noun "Grief".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| particular | particular difficulty | particular grief |
| similar | similar difficulty | similar grief |
| considerable | considerable difficulty | considerable grief |
| sheer | sheer difficulty | sheer grief |
| Other adjectives: real, severe, crushing, extreme, great, intense, serious, little, main, apparent, less, extra, tremendous, greater, next. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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As The Sociopath, Su-Na had difficulty socializing and understanding emotions such as grief.
Source: Living Emotional Crutch - In Grief Syndrome, the two hardest bosses get a bit of Fake Difficulty from this.
Source: Boss Vulnerability
Cite this Source
Grief and Difficulty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/grief
Difficulty & Grief. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/grief>.
Grief or Difficulty. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/grief.
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