Difficulty and Loss

Difficulty

Difficulty noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.

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

Nearby Word: difficult

Loss noun - The act or an instance of not having or being able to find.

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Difficulty and loss are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficulty" instead a noun "Loss".

Nearby Word: losing

similar	similar difficulty	similar loss
certain	certain difficulty	certain loss
original	original difficulty	original loss
considerable	considerable difficulty	considerable loss
Other adjectives: sheer, actual, real, severe, massive, extreme, great, serious, little, incredible, general, apparent, less, significant, immense, tremendous.

Loss of/increased difficulty in recalling memories from before the treatment has been reported, but is impossible to test and prove or disprove.

Source: Harmless Electrocution
A major drawback of the type is the difficulty of recovery if battle damage results in total loss of power.

Source: Awesome Personnel Carrier
The eldritch horrors disguised as game designers who localized Castlevania III decided that exponentially elevated difficulty was a fair trade-up for the loss of the better sound chip.

Source: Nintendo Hard / Platform Games

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