difficulty
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Sense: Noun: anything difficult or in the way
Synonyms:
obstacle Collocations, problem Collocations, trouble Collocations, complication, snag Collocations, hitch Collocations, dilemma, issue Collocations, hang-up , predicament Collocations, stumbling block, quandary, obstruction, impediment, impasse, challenge Collocations, knot Collocations, tight spot , bump in the road , thorny problem, frustration, hardship Collocations, adversity, misfortune, difficult task, disadvantage Collocations, struggle Collocations, inconvenience Collocations, barrier Collocations, hindrance Collocations, bother Collocations, plight Collocations, pickle Collocations , hot water , hornet's nest , monkey wrench in the works , labyrinth, maze Collocations, wall Collocations, barricade, quagmire, quicksand, crisis Collocations, entanglement, setback Collocations, deadlock, mess Collocations, muddle Collocations, swamp Collocations, squeeze Collocations, crux, emergency Collocations, standstill, rub Collocations, trial Collocations, hazard Collocations, corner Collocations, hole Collocations, scrape Collocations, fix Collocations, jam Collocations, bind Collocations, catch Collocations, toughie, sticky situation, Herculean task, tough situation, critical situation
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aid Collocations, help Collocations, assistance Collocations, comfort Collocations, advantage Collocations, break Collocations, lucky break, opportunity Collocations, blessing Collocations, boon, good fortune, solution Collocations, fix Collocations
Sense: Noun: anything mentally disturbing
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trouble Collocations, distress Collocations, annoyance Collocations, anxiety Collocations, pressure Collocations, struggle Collocations, weight Collocations, burden Collocations, pain Collocations, bother Collocations, strain Collocations, ado , stress Collocations, worry Collocations, care Collocations, headache Collocations, complication, misery Collocations, aggravation, oppression, depression Collocations, irritation, responsibility Collocations, perplexity, bafflement, discouragement, embarrassment Collocations, grievance Collocations, strife Collocations, frustration, cross to bear
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Sense: Noun: fact of being difficult
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hassle Collocations, rigor, rigour , hardness, complexity, complication, arduousness, intricacy, laboriousness, strenuousness, rigorousness, formidability, onerousness, burdensomeness, painfulness, toughness
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Sense: Noun: reluctance
Synonyms:
reluctance Collocations, unwillingness, demur, flak, objection, something against , trouble Collocations, problem Collocations
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agreement Collocations, accord Collocations, harmony Collocations, consensus Collocations, acceptance Collocations