difficulties

noun

The state or condition of being difficult.

SYNONYMS

abstrusenessarduousnessawkwardnesscomplexitycomplicatednessdifficultnessdolourhardnesshassleintricacyknottinesslaboriousnesslabourobscuritypainsperplexityproblemsstrainstrenuousnessstressstrugglingtoiltravailstrials and tribulationstrickinesstrouble