difficulty

«difficulty» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to do or understand (the level of difficulty) — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a difficulty, difficulties; also uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) How hard something is to do or understand (the level of difficulty). tree →

2) A problem or a thing that is hard to deal with. tree →

3) Trouble or worry, especially about money («in difficulty», «financial difficulties»). tree →

4) «With difficulty»: in a way that takes a lot of effort. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, the difficulty of questions or levels; in sport and games, difficulty settings. In stories, characters face difficulties. In safety, a swimmer in difficulty needs help. Phrases: «have difficulty (in) doing», «with difficulty», «in difficulty», «without difficulty».

examples

• Some late editors to cover the difficulty of this passage, have given SPR, SPUR, SIPR, pointing them to read Separ, Seepur, Saypar. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Rittangelius always gives " praeter illud ineffabile." Pistorius gives '* praeter ineffabile." Postellus evades the difficulty and simply puts the word Belimah into his Latin trans- lation. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• I therefore hope that the candid reader will consider the great difficulties I had to overcome in this still unbeaten way of the ancient Jewish spiritual region, and will receive with indulgence this new contribution to archaeological knowledge. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• The questions go up in difficulty. tree →
• I had difficulty finding the answer. tree →
• He climbed the tree with difficulty. tree →
• The lifeguard helped a swimmer in difficulty. tree →
• The family faced many difficulties. tree →
• She passed the test without difficulty. tree →
• The game has three difficulty levels: easy, medium and hard. tree →
• The difficulty is which one to choose. tree →

note

Countable (difficulties = problems) and uncountable (difficulty = how hard). «Have difficulty + -ing»: I have difficulty reading. Adjective «difficult». In safety: if someone is in difficulty in water, call for help and do not jump in yourself.

In the corpora

• Computer players in games are AI opponents, usually with difficulty levels that people set.
• «The Queen had only one way of settling all difficulties, great or small.
• Dyslexia is a lasting difficulty with reading and spelling; only a specialist can identify it, never from one mistake.
• "Learning difficulties" is the British official term for an intellectual disability.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «difficulty» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.