Difficulty
Difficulty noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.
Last straw and difficulty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Last straw" instead a noun "Difficulty".
Nearby Word: difficult
Last straw
Last straw noun - The final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit.
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Synonyms for Last straw
Difficulty and last straw are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficulty" instead a noun phrase "Last straw".
Both terms in one sentence
- It had already given him enough trouble between technical issues, the sheer difficulty curve, and an insult directed at fat people made by the Dealer; losing his suspend-save of a run that was right before the final boss - and a fairly decent run at that - because of a patch was the last straw.
Source: Lets Play / DeceasedCrab
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