difficultshift
nounUK /ˈdɪfɪkəlt ʃɪft/
US /ˈdɪfɪkəlt ʃɪft/
A difficult shift is a work time that is very hard to do.
The nurse came home very tired after a difficult shift at the hospital.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A change that is hard to make or accept.
Moving to a new school was a difficult shift for him.
3. A hard push or movement of something heavy.
They made a difficult shift of the old piano up the stairs.
4. A hard change in direction or position.
The driver made a difficult shift around the fallen tree.