Difficulty and Pain

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Difficulty

Difficulty noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.
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Pain is a synonym for difficulty in problem topic. In some cases you can use "Pain" instead a noun "Difficulty", when it comes to topics like hardship.
Nearby Word: difficult

Pain

Pain noun - A state of great suffering of body or mind.
Usage example: a sprained ankle caused him great pain for a week
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Difficulty is a synonym for pain. Sometimes you can use "Difficulty" instead a noun "Pain".
Nearby Words: painful, pained, painfully, painless, paining

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high high difficulty high pain
particular particular difficulty particular pain
considerable considerable difficulty considerable pain
sheer sheer difficulty sheer pain
Other adjectives: actual, real, severe, massive, extreme, great, intense, little, incredible, general, apparent, less, extra, immense, tremendous, greater, maximum, increasing, added.

Both words in one sentence

  • Larry Niven explored the pain and difficulty of being a two-pack-a-day smoker by giving several of his characters breathing problems, allergies, and so on.
    Source: Creator Breakdown / Literature
  • Schizophrenic Difficulty Guild Wars Factions has this, with several earlier missions being a pain, yet around the middle of the game, they ease off on difficulty.
    Source: Schizophrenic Difficulty
  • The Grinch His motivation for being a Grinch, though, is that he has great difficulty doing his Christmas shopping and swears to make everyone else feel his pain.
    Source: The Grinch
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