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
Tragedy and difficulty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tragedy" instead a noun "Difficulty".
Nearby Word: difficult
Tragedy
Tragedy noun - A sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction.
Difficulty and tragedy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difficulty" instead a noun "Tragedy".
Nearby Word: tragedian
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- trouble and difficulty
- trouble and tragedy
- struggle and difficulty
- struggle and tragedy
- trial and difficulty
- trial and tragedy
- burden and difficulty
- burden and tragedy
- distress and difficulty
- distress and tragedy
- misfortune and difficulty
- misfortune and tragedy
- adversity and difficulty
- adversity and tragedy
How words are described
| high | high difficulty | high tragedy |
| particular | particular difficulty | particular tragedy |
| similar | similar difficulty | similar tragedy |
| certain | certain difficulty | certain tragedy |
| Other adjectives: current, original, sheer, actual, real, crushing, massive, great, serious, little, new, extra, greater, next, maximum, realistic, overall. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The Gen III PC takes a long time to navigate and has been mostly "safe" due to the difficulty of doing anything with it, but complacency frequently leads to tragedy, as Zexy's release proved.
Cite this Source
Tragedy and Difficulty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/difficulty/tragedy
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