One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance.

ETYM Latin compliasion: cf. French complication.
1. The act or process of complicating; SYN. complicating.
2. Something jumbled or confused; SYN. tangle, snarl.
3. A situation or condition that is complex or confused.
4. A development that complicates a situation; SYN. ramification.
5. Any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin difficultas, from difficilis difficult; dif- = dis- + facilis easy: cf. French difficulté. Related to Facile.
1. A factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result.
2. A situation or condition almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome.
3. The quality of being difficult; SYN. difficultness. + prikaži više

Something that causes or entails suffering.

Disorderly fighting; SYN. scuffle, tussle, rough-and-tumble.

ETYM French, from Latin obstaculum, from obstare to withstand, oppose; ob (see Ob-) + stare to stand. Related to Stand. and cf. Oust.
1. An object that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented).
2. Something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; SYN. obstruction.

ETYM French problčme, Latin problema, from Greek problema anything thrown forward, a question proposed for solution, from pro before, forward + ballein to throw. Related to Parable.
1. A question raised for consideration or solution.
2. A state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; SYN. job.

Where a wall or building narrows abruptly; SYN. setoff, offset.
A hindrance; anything that presents an obstacle to progress; SYN. set-back, set back