difícil
/diˈfiθil/ · A1 · adj
difficult, hard, tough, challenging, rough, tricky, trying, arduous, testing
🧗 difícil = dis- (not) + fácil (easy): literally not-easy
From Latin difficilis: dis- (not) + facilis (easy, from facere, to do). Same root as English difficult. Its opposite is fácil, so learn them as a pair: fácil = easy, di-fícil = un-easy. Stress falls on FÍ, marked by the accent.