Difficulty
Difficulty noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.
Minus and difficulty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Minus" instead a noun "Difficulty".
Nearby Word: difficult
Minus
Minus noun - A feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success.
Difficulty and minus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficulty" instead a noun "Minus".
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- Comments: A sweet,sensitively written portrayal of minus Infant Immortality Harry given severe learning difficulty by Voldemort's curse.
- QI is a prime example of this, as the difficulty is compounded by the fact that points (plus or minus) seem to be awarded arbitrarily by both the scorer and Stephen Fry.
Source: Scoring Points - The abbreviated team-minus the departed Gideon and Prentiss, who resigned rather than play the mole-had incredible difficulty without Hotch, and Strauss' poor handling of the case caused even more trouble.
Source: Vetinari Job Security
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Minus and Difficulty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/minus
Difficulty & Minus. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/minus>.
Minus or Difficulty. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/minus.
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