balk vs difficultness

difficultness vs balk

balk and difficultness both are nouns.

balk is a verb but difficultness is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
balk	Yes	No	Yes	No
difficultness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, difficultness is a hypernym of balk; that is, difficultness is a word with a broader meaning than balk:

balk: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
difficultness: the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result

Other hypernyms of balk include difficulty.

balk (noun)	difficultness (noun)
an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base	the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
the area on a billiard table behind the balkline

balk (verb)	difficultness (verb)
refuse to comply

Difference between balk and difficultness

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