competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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difficulty
noun
- Something that obstructs progress and requires great effort to overcome: asperity, hardship, rigor, vicissitude (often used in plural).
Idioms:
a hard (or tough) nut to crack, a hard (or tough) row to hoe, heavy sledding. See
easy
- A difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition: box
1, corner, deep water, dilemma, Dutch, fix, hole, hot spot, hot water, jam, plight
1, predicament, quagmire, scrape, soup, trouble.
Informal: bind, pickle, spot. See
easy
- A state of disagreement and disharmony: clash, conflict, confrontation, contention, difference, disaccord, discord, discordance, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, dissonance, faction, friction, inharmony, schism, strife, variance, war, warfare. See
conflict
- A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed: altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle.
Informal: hassle, rhubarb, tangle. See
conflict
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