Difficulty
Difficulty noun - Something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal.
Peril and difficulty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Peril" instead a noun "Difficulty".
Nearby Word: difficult
Peril
Peril noun - Something that may cause injury or harm.
Difficulty and peril are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficulty" instead a noun "Peril".
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Related pairs
How words are described
| regular | regular difficulty | regular peril |
| certain | certain difficulty | certain peril |
| original | original difficulty | original peril |
| considerable | considerable difficulty | considerable peril |
| Other adjectives: sheer, actual, real, extreme, great, serious, main, new, general, immense, tremendous, greater, unknown, realistic, aforementioned. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- The best example is Sharpe's capture of an Imperial Eagle at the Battle of Talavera (Sharpe's Eagle), which made him famous throughout the army and back in England for its sheer difficulty and peril.
Source: Literature / Sharpe -
Wheel of Decisions: The Peril Roulette, a new element in the higher difficulties of Classic Mode that spins a wheel to choose something to cripple the player, assist the opponent, or, on the hardest difficulty, both.
Source: Video Game / Super Smash Flash -
In Super Smash Flash 2's Classic Mode, a new element called the Peril Roulette is introduced at higher difficulties in which a wheel is spun to determine an effect that cripples the player, assists the opponent, or, on the highest difficulty, both.
Source: Wheel of Decisions
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