schwierig

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schwierig

[ˈʃviːʁɪç]
[ˈʃviːʁɪk]

Rhymes with iːʁɪç, iːʁɪk

Where it comes from

mittelhochdeutsch swiric, sweric = „voll Schwären“, eitrig, zu schwären; neuhochdeutsch an schwer angelehnt

adjective schwürig · schwierig · schwieriger · am schwierigsten · schwierige

eine Herausforderung darstellend, nicht einfach Die Schulaufgabe ist schwierig.
Similar: diffizil, komplex, kompliziert, mühsam, mühevoll, schwer, verzwickt · Opposite: einfach, leicht, simpel

In English

hard requiring a lot of effort to do or understand
delicate easily damaged or requiring careful handling
tricky hard to deal with
difficult hard, not easy
complicated difficult or convoluted
cumbersome hard, difficult, demanding to handle
tough difficult or demanding
elusive difficult to describe
untoward unruly, troublesome
thorny troublesome
precarious dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous

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@misc{schwierig_2026,
  title = {schwierig},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/schwierig},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}