78 entries under difficulty topic. ×

14
harshness(noun, power, abuse, easy)
14
severity(noun, power, abuse, easy)
11
toughness(noun, support, control, power, strength)
8
difficulty(noun, discipline, severity, harshness)
7
roughness(noun, power, violence, severity)
6
arduousness(noun, discipline, toughness, strictness)
5
hardship(noun, abuse, misery, suffering)
5
strenuousness(noun, toughness)
4
complication(noun, toughness)
4
oppressiveness
3
awkwardness(noun, toughness)
3
complexity
3
knottiness
3
laboriousness
3
onerousness
3
ordeal(noun, severity, harshness, conformity)
2
adversity(noun, toughness)
2
contrariness
2
cumbersomeness
2
formidability
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