Difficulty
Difficulty noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.
Usage example: the many difficulties that he encountered on the road from poor orphan to head of a major corporation
Misfortune is a synonym for difficulty in problem topic. In some cases you can use "Misfortune" instead a noun "Difficulty", when it comes to topics like hardship, asperity.
Nearby Word: difficult
Misfortune
Misfortune noun - Bad luck or an example of this.
Difficulty is a synonym for misfortune in problem topic. You can use "Difficulty" instead a noun "Misfortune", if it concerns topics such as hardship, asperity.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- trouble and difficulty
- trouble and misfortune
- trial and difficulty
- trial and misfortune
- burden and difficulty
- burden and misfortune
- worry and difficulty
- worry and misfortune
- distress and difficulty
- distress and misfortune
- problem and difficulty
- problem and misfortune
- predicament and difficulty
- predicament and misfortune
How words are described
| particular | particular difficulty | particular misfortune |
| sheer | sheer difficulty | sheer misfortune |
| actual | actual difficulty | actual misfortune |
| severe | severe difficulty | severe misfortune |
| Other adjectives: massive, extreme, great, serious, new, incredible, general, ridiculous, immense, tremendous, greater, aforementioned. | ||
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Misfortune and Difficulty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/misfortune
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