verb

1. To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

adjective

1. Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.

   “However, the difficult weather conditions will ensure Yunnan has plenty of freshwater.”

2. (often of a person, or a horse, etc) Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.

   “Stop being difficult and eat your broccoli—you know it's good for you.”

3. Unable or unwilling.

Synonyms: burdensome, cumbersome, hard