Difficult

German Meaning

schwierig

schwer

kompliziert

heikel

unbequem

schwer verdaulich

misslich

trotzig

English Meaning

  1. Hard to do or accomplish; demanding considerable effort or skill; arduous: "To entertain is far more difficult than to enlighten” ( Anthony Burgess). See Synonyms at hard.
  2. Hard to endure; trying: fell upon difficult times.
  3. Hard to comprehend or solve: a difficult puzzle.
  4. Hard to please, satisfy, or manage: a difficult child.
  5. Hard to persuade or convince; stubborn.