How do native speakers pronounce "difficult" in English?

In natural English speech, "difficult" appears in contexts such as: "Easy or difficult? Difficult?". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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How to pronounce“difficult”in English

IPA/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

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Difficult?

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Definitions of “difficult”

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adjective

Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.

“difficult of accomplishment”

adjective

Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.

“Stop being difficult and eat your broccoli—you know it's good for you.”

verb

To make difficult, hinder; to impede; to perplex.

“August 9 1678, William Temple, letter to Joseph Williamson their Excellencies having desisted from their pretensions , which had difficulted the peace”

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