serious difficulty

Frequency: 8.518.3 per million words

Indicates a difficulty that has potentially bad consequences.

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Examples (10)

  • The company is in serious difficulty after losing its biggest client.
  • He experienced serious difficulty in breathing after the accident.
  • Without a clear plan, we will run into serious difficulty.
  • The negotiation ran into serious difficulty over the final terms of the contract.
  • She found herself in serious difficulty when her passport was stolen abroad.
  • The political party faced serious difficulties following the scandal.
  • Any student who has serious difficulty with the material should see me after class.
  • The climbers were in serious difficulty as the storm approached.
  • This legal case presents a serious difficulty for our legal team.
  • The ship's crew encountered serious difficulty navigating through the ice field.