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Challenging vs Difficulty - What's the difference?

challenging | difficulty |

As nouns the difference between challenging and difficulty

is that challenging is the act of making a challenge while difficulty is the state of being difficult, or hard to do.

As a verb challenging

is .

As an adjective challenging

is difficult, hard to do.

challenging

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Difficult, hard to do.

    • Antonyms

    * unchallenging

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of making a challenge.
  • * Estcourt Rowland Metzner, The conflict of tax laws (page 151)
    • There are always sincere challengings of the findings, always the objections (sincere in another sense) of those whose interests seem threatened.

    See also

    * challenge

    difficulty

    English

    (wikipedia difficulty)

    Noun

    (difficulties)
  • The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
  • An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
    • We faced a difficulty .

    Derived terms

    * difficulty level * with difficulty

    Related terms

    * difficile * difficult

    External links

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