| NOUN | state | rough sledding, hard time | a difficulty that can be overcome with effort |
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| Meaning | A difficulty that can be overcome with effort. | |
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| Example | "analysts predicted rough sledding for handset makers" | |
| Synonym | hard time | |
| Broader | difficulty | A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome |
| Spanish | adversidad, infortunio, trago | |
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