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δύσκολος — meaning in English

dyskolos

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English meaning

  • awkward adj Causing or feeling embarrassment or discomfort, especially in a social situation.
  • difficult adjective Hard to do; requiring a lot of effort, skill, or thought.
  • hard adj Solid and firm; not easily broken, cut, or dented.
  • knotty adj Of string or something stringlike: full of, or tied up, in knots.
  • uncooperative adjective Unwilling to work with others or help out.

Senses

δύσκολος is used for these senses in English:

  • awkward Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
  • hard Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
  • knotty Complicated or tricky; complex, difficult.
  • uncooperative Not cooperative.

awkward — full definition

  1. adj Causing or feeling embarrassment or discomfort, especially in a social situation.
  2. adj Clumsy or lacking skill in movement or use of the hands.
  3. adj Difficult to deal with or handle.

difficult — full definition

  1. adjective Hard to do; requiring a lot of effort, skill, or thought.
  2. adjective Hard to deal with; uncooperative or awkward in manner.

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