difficulty Copy link Outline I. Arduousness1. diffĭcultas2. aspĕrĭtas (roughness, danger)3. angustiae, arum (straits)4. mōles, is, f. (implying great effort; chiefly poet.)5. nĕgōtiumII. That which is arduous, or demands labour1. diffĭcultas2. angustiae, arum3. impĕdīmentum (an obstacle of any kind)4. ŏpus, ĕris, n.5. scrūpŭlus (of a galling, harassing kind)III. Embarrassment; esp. of a pecuniary kindIV. An objection started to a theory • difficulty: I. Arduousness: 1. diffĭcultas: the d. and toil of learning, d. laborque discendi, Cic. 2. aspĕrĭtas (roughness, danger): the d. of the war, belli asp., Sall. 3. angustiae, arum (straits): Cic. 4. mōles, is, f. (implying great effort; chiefly poet.): I will transport the ships without much d., transveham naves haud magna mole, Liv.: Virg. 5. nĕgōtium: without any d., nullo negotio, Cic.: v. difficult (phr.), trouble. Phr.: with d., (1) vix: either with d., or not at all, aut vix aut nullo modo, Cic.: I with d. refrain, ego vix teneo me, Cic.: Caes.: (2) aegrē: to be separated with d., aegre divelli, Cic.: Caes.: v. hardly: (3) diffĭcĭlĕ: with very great d., difficillime, Caes.: Cic.: (4) diffĭculter (rare): Caes.: Tac.: (5) with very great d., perdiffĭcĭlĭter, Cic. II. That which is arduous, or demands labour: 1. diffĭcultas: this contains a great d., hoc habet magnam d., Cic.: to get into d.s, in difficultates delabi, Cic. 2. angustiae, arum: d.s of ground, an. locorum, Nep.: to bring into d.s, in an. compellere, Cic.: v. straits. 3. impĕdīmentum (an obstacle of any kind): to overcome the d.s presented by nature, impedimenta naturae superare, Cic.: v. hindrance, obstacle. 4. ŏpus, ĕris, n.: v. work. 5. scrūpŭlus (of a galling, harassing kind): the stings and d.s of domestic cares, aculei et s. domesticarum sollicitudinum, Cic. Phr.: to look for d.s where there are none, nodum in scirpo quaerere, Ter.: to fall into d.s, in angustum venire, Cic.: to make a d. (about doing a thing) gravari (either absol. or with infin.), Cic. (v. to refuse): to be in d.s, laborare (e. g. de pecunia), Cic. III. Embarrassment; esp. of a pecuniary kind: diffĭcultas (pecuniae), Cic.: v. embarrassment. IV. An objection started to a theory: scrūpŭlus (?): v. objection.
DIFFICULTY Copy link • DIFFICULTYdifficultas (general term, especially in affairs, the execution of which requires the application of great strength and powerful means): negotium (the pains and labour necessary for the attainment of an object): impedimentum (hindrance by which the attainment of an object is delayed): nodus (the knot to be untied = the difficulty to be overcome in an intricate matter or question): scrupulus (the scruple, or disturbing doubt; the difficulty that a mind makes or finds in the consideration of anything). With difficulty, difficulter: difficiliter :aegre (opposed to secure or facile): vix vixque; vix aut ne vix quidem (scarcely, if at all): gravate or gravatim (setting about it with the feeling of unwillingness): there is nothing that I feel more difficulty in setting about, non (hoc tempore) quidquam difficilius facio: to make a difficulty about anything; to have great difficulty in bringing one’s self to do anything, aliquid aegre or invitum facere; gravari; absolutely or with infinitive (e.g., gravari litteras dare): without difficulty, haud difficulter: facile nullo negotio: sine negotio (easily; without trouble); haud gravate, haud gravatim (willingly). Under such difficulties, or in circumstances of such difficulty, tantis difficultatibus objectis. Difficulty in learning, speaking, etc., difficultas discendi, dicendi, etc.: the difficulties of the ground, difficultates locorum: the thing is one of great difficulty, or is surrounded with difficulties, res habet multum difficultatis or magnam difficultatem; res est in magna difficultate; res multis difficultatibus obstructa est: the thing is one of no difficulty, nihil est negotii: res nihil est negotii: there is no longer any difficulty; or, all the difficulty is overcome, nihil negotii superest: what difficulty is there? quid est negotii? I am aware of its difficulty, res quanta sit intelligo: there was difficulty in getting the corn conveyed (to a camp, etc.), minus commode frumentum supportabatur: to create or cause a difficulty, difficultatem afferre (of things or persons; e.g., publicanis, Cic.; in the way of anything, ad aliquid; to anybody, alicui): to make difficulties, cunctari (to delay): tergiversari (to make evasive excuses, and so try to escape): gravari (either absolutely or with infinitive: to set about it unwillingly). I shall make no difficulty, nihil in me erit morae. I shall throw no difficulties in your way in either case, neutra in re vobis difficultas a me erit: to meet with a serious difficulty, in magnam difficultatem incurrere: to remove a difficulty, difficultati mederi; nodum expedire (to remove a perplexity, a difficulty): to remove anybody’s difficulties (= scruple), scrupulum alicui eximere: to remove or conquer the difficulty of anything, infringere difficultatem alicujus rei :to make difficulties when there are none, nodum in scirpo quaerere (Prov., Ter., Andr., 5, 4, 38). Difficulties (= pecuniary embarrassment), difficultas numaria: difficultas domestica (Cic., Cat., 1, 6, 14): inopia pecuniae or rei pecuniariae: inopia argenti or argentaria: inopia numaria: angustiae pecuniae. The pecuniary difficulties of a state, angustiae aerarii or pecuniae publicae. To be in difficulties, de pecunia laborare: to be in extreme difficulties, in summa difficultate numaria esse: to fall into the greatest difficulties, in summas angustias adduci: to relieve anybody from his difficulties, aliquem difficultate numaria eruere. Objection; Vid.