Difficulty
Difficulty noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.
Hard time and difficulty are semantically related In some cases you can use "Hard time" instead a noun "Difficulty".
Nearby Word: difficult
Hard time
Hard time noun - A difficulty that can be overcome with effort.
Usage example: we had a hard time getting here
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- trouble and difficulty
- trouble and hard time
- bother and difficulty
- bother and hard time
- trial and difficulty
- trial and hard time
- check and difficulty
- check and hard time
- burden and difficulty
- burden and hard time
- worry and difficulty
- worry and hard time
- distress and difficulty
- distress and hard time
Both terms in one sentence
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On Hard plot difficulty, you have a hard time limit of six hours to complete the game.
Source: Video Game / System Shock -
So, if you're feeling particularly lazy (or if you're having a hard time getting through the game on very hard difficulty and you REALLY want to see that ending) then this is a good way to do it anyways.
Source: No Fair Cheating -
He has difficulty speaking and even more difficulty reading; his impulses are towards violence and he has a hard time understanding other people's emotions, much less his own; crossing running water sends him into violent fits; and his talisman burns him and feels like a collar.
Source: Literature / The Demon's Lexicon
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