home Katherine Squier difficult dif⋅fi⋅cult [dif-i-kuhlt] –adjective 1. not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job. 2. hard to understand or solve: a difficult problem. 3. hard to deal with or get on with: a difficult pupil. 4. hard to please or satisfy: a difficult employer. 5. hard to persuade or induce; stubborn: a difficult old man. 6. disadvantageous; trying; hampering: The operation was performed under the most difficult conditions. d a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z difficult doo-dz diffuse dilemma dinosaur disarray dog distance divided doily dirt dismantle dining-room