Meaning : An effort that is inconvenient.
Example :
I went to a lot of trouble.
He won without any trouble.
Had difficulty walking.
Finished the test only with great difficulty.
Synonyms : trouble
Meaning : A factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result.
Example :
Serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent.
Meaning : A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome.
Example :
Grappling with financial difficulties.
Meaning : The quality of being difficult.
Example :
They agreed about the difficulty of the climb.
Synonyms : difficultness
Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
He rose through the ranks with apparent ease.