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- Thesaurus|63
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42 entries under difficulty topic. ×
| restraint(noun, trouble, bar, problem) | |
| snag(noun, trouble, weakness, bar) | |
| stumbling block(noun, expression, trouble, weakness) | |
| trouble(noun, weakness, bar, negative) | |
| weakness(noun, trouble, bar, negative) | |
| barricade(noun, problem, obstacle, setback) | |
| barrier(noun, problem, obstacle, setback) | |
| blockage(noun, problem, obstacle, setback) | |
| clog(noun, problem, obstacle, setback) | |
| complication(noun, problem, obstacle, setback) | |
| delay(noun, problem, obstacle, setback) | |
| deterrent(noun, problem, obstacle, setback) | |
| discouragement(noun, problem, obstacle, setback) | |
| drag(noun, problem, obstacle, setback) | |
| hitch(noun, weakness, negative, hindrance) | |
| holdup(noun, problem, obstacle, setback) | |
| hurdle(noun, problem, obstacle, setback) | |
| obstruction(noun, problem, obstacle, setback) | |
| road block(noun, expression, problem, obstacle) | |
| setback(noun, problem, obstacle, hurdle) |
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