Difficulty and Rivalry

Difficulty

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

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

Nearby Word: difficult

Rivalry noun - An earnest effort for superiority or victory over another.

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Difficulty and rivalry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficulty" instead a noun "Rivalry".

Nearby Word: rival

full	full difficulty	full rivalry
particular	particular difficulty	particular rivalry
similar	similar difficulty	similar rivalry
initial	initial difficulty	initial rivalry
Other adjectives: notorious, actual, real, great, intense, serious, main, new, legendary, aforementioned.

In this case, the difficulty can be traced to the rivalry that Fudge believes exists between him and Dumbledore.

Source: Divided We Fall
While the New York-based Bad Boy Records was able to survive Biggie's death (though not without difficulty), the same could not be said of Death Row Records, then the most powerful rap label on the West Coast and running a heated rivalry with Bad Boy.

Source: Genre-Killer

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