baulk vs difficulty

difficulty vs baulk

baulk and difficulty both are nouns.

baulk is a verb but difficulty is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
baulk	Yes	No	Yes	No
difficulty	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, difficulty is a hypernym of baulk; that is, difficulty is a word with a broader meaning than baulk:

baulk: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
difficulty: 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 baulk include difficultness.

baulk (noun)	difficulty (noun)
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof	an effort that is inconvenient
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress	the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result
the area on a billiard table behind the balkline

baulk (verb)	difficulty (verb)
refuse to comply

Difference between baulk and difficulty

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