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- English Word Difficulty Definition Something difficult; a thing hard to do or to understand; that which occasions labor or perplexity, and requires skill and perseverance to overcome, solve, or achieve; a hard enterprise; an obstacle; an impediment; as, the difficulties of a science; difficulties in theology.
- English Word Difficulty Definition A controversy; a falling out; a disagreement; an objection; a cavil.
- English Word Difficulty Definition Embarrassment of affairs, especially financial affairs; -- usually in the plural; as, to be in difficulties.
- English Word Diffide Definition To be distrustful.
- English Word Diffidence Definition The state of being diffident; distrust; want of confidence; doubt of the power, ability, or disposition of others.
- English Word Diffidence Definition Distrust of one's self or one's own powers; lack of self-reliance; modesty; modest reserve; bashfulness.
- English Word Diffidency Definition See Diffidence.
- English Word Diffident Definition Wanting confidence in others; distrustful.
- English Word Diffident Definition Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by modest reserve.
- English Word Diffidently Definition In a diffident manner.
- English Word Diffind Definition To split.
- English Word Diffine Definition To define.
- English Word Diffinitive Definition Definitive; determinate; final.
- English Word Diffission Definition Act of cleaving or splitting.
- English Word Difflation Definition A blowing apart or away.
- English Word Diffluence Definition Alt. of Diffluency
- English Word Diffluency Definition A flowing off on all sides; fluidity.
- English Word Diffluent Definition Flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed.
- English Word Difform Definition Irregular in form; -- opposed to uniform; anomalous; hence, unlike; dissimilar; as, to difform corolla, the parts of which do not correspond in size or proportion; difform leaves.
- English Word Difformity Definition Irregularity of form; diversity of form; want of uniformity.