170 entries under difficulty topic. ×
| impasse(noun, trouble, defeat, draw, blow) | |
| interruption(noun, break, halt, restraint) | |
| setback(noun, check, disorder, defeat, delay) | |
| trammel(noun, disorder, block, weakness) | |
| adversity(noun, trouble, pain, struggle) | |
| burden(noun, trouble, disorder, weakness) | |
| delay(noun, trouble, check, blow) | |
| disincentive(noun, curb, restraint, arrest) | |
| hang-up(noun, restraint, reserve, hindrance) | |
| mountain(noun, block, restraint, hindrance) | |
| joker(noun, informal, restraint, hindrance) | |
| brake(noun, check, curb, restraint) | |
| curb(noun, check, disorder, limit) | |
| dead end(noun, expression, trouble, draw) | |
| discouragement(noun, defeat, blow, catch) | |
| drag(noun, disorder, defeat, blow) | |
| embarrassment(noun, reserve, shyness, snag) | |
| frustration(noun, trouble, pain, struggle) | |
| predicament(noun, trouble, dispute, pain) | |
| preventive(noun, curb, restraint, hindrance) |
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