A difficulty can be a challenge or a problem.
The word difficulty comes from the Latin term difficultas . The concept refers to the problem, problem or predicament that arises when a person tries to achieve something. Difficulties, therefore, are inconveniences or barriers that must be overcome to achieve a certain objective.
For example: "I don't know how to tell the employees that we have a serious difficulty paying this month's salaries" , "The main difficulty we had in the race was a tire breakage in the first part of the journey" , "The Drought is a difficulty that, one way or another, we will have to overcome .
Difficulty can be said to be the quality of difficult (something that cannot be understood, executed or achieved without effort). In this sense, it is possible to find expressions such as “This exam presents a very high degree of difficulty” or “We will not have too much difficulty in achieving victory.”
Learning difficulties
The notion of difficulty can be applied to various ideas or situations. Learning difficulties are those suffered by certain students who, despite not suffering from a disability or not having an intelligence that is lower than that of their peers, are unable to achieve good academic performance. Dysgraphia , on the other hand, is a difficulty in writing correctly, while dyslexia is a difficulty that appears when reading.
Likewise, we cannot ignore other types of learning difficulties such as dyscalculia, which is one that occurs in the area of mathematical skills and causes those who suffer from it to have serious problems doing calculations or counting numbers.
And that's without forgetting attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD), which means that those who suffer from it have serious difficulty when it comes to concentrating. This translates, among other things, into impulsivity, the fact that one is distracted by anything or the person in question cannot sit still.
When a difficulty appears, people must make an effort to overcome it.
respiratory problems
In the same way, in the medical or healthcare field it is also common to talk about what is called respiratory difficulty. Specifically, it is a condition that manifests itself in the feeling of difficulty when breathing or in the feeling that there is not enough air. Lung disease, heart disease, anxiety or an obstruction in the nose, throat or mouth are some of the causes that may cause someone to suffer from this type of condition.
If this difficulty appears suddenly or if it is accompanied by a varied and extensive series of symptoms (fever, chest pain, wheezing, throat tightness, shortness of breath...) it is recommended above all to go directly to a center. hospitalist and a health professional as it will be the best way to really know what is happening to the person who is suffering from it.
The difficulty vs. the simplicity
The opposite of difficult is simple . Simplicity , therefore, is an antonym of difficulty.
«This task can be carried out with simplicity» / «This task can be carried out without difficulty» are expressions that show us this opposition.