difficile

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dif′i sēl′; Fr. dē fē sēl′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dif•fi•cile  (dif′i sēl′; Fr. dē fē sēl′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. hard to deal with, satisfy, or please.
  2. hard to do;
    difficult.
  • Latin difficilis difficult; see dif-, facile
  • French
  • 1470–80

'difficile' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
C.diff - Clostridium difficile - difficulty

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