Associations to the word «Difficult»

Wiktionary

DIFFICULT, adjective. Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
DIFFICULT, adjective. (often of a person) (or a horse, etc) Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.
DIFFICULT, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.
DIFFICULT NUT TO CRACK, noun. Alternative form of hard nut to crack
DIFFICULT PILL TO SWALLOW, noun. Alternative form of hard pill to swallow

Dictionary definition

DIFFICULT, adjective. Not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?".
DIFFICULT, adjective. Hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn