# difficulties

Pronunciation: say "DIF-i-kuhl-teez" /ˈdɪfɪkəltiz/

## Noun

1. Plural of difficulty. — plural of difficulty
   - Simple: Plural of difficulty. Use this form when you mean more than one difficulty.
   - _The negotiations ran into serious difficulties over funding._
   - _Several technical difficulties delayed the rocket launch._
2. A connected string of frustrations or troubles that arrive one after another. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A run of problems that keep getting in your way, one after another.
   - _Their move overseas brought a fresh wave of difficulties almost every week._
   - _The startup limped along through endless difficulties before it finally folded._

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