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Difficulty vs Difficulties - What's the difference?

difficulty | difficulties |

As nouns the difference between difficulty and difficulties

is that difficulty is the state of being difficult, or hard to do while difficulties is plural of lang=en.

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

    difficulties

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (colloquial) a series of frustrations