δυσχεραίνω

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   A ἐδυσχέραινον Pl.Tht.169d: aor. ἐδυσχέρᾱνα S.OC1282, Isoc.12.201: aor. Pass. ἐδυσχεράνθην Plu.2.820f: (δυσχερής):—to be unable to endure or put up with, to be disgusted at, c. acc., Isoc.14.46, Pl.Tht.195c, D.19.116, etc.; θεούς Pl.Lg.900a; δ. τὸ γενέσθαι τι X.HG7.4.2; τὸ ἀδικεῖν Pl.R.362b: c. acc. et part., to be annoyed at his doing, Aeschin.1.158.    2 mostly intr., feel dislike, disgust or annoyance, to be displeased, περί τινος And.3.35; τινί at a thing, D.55.11; ἐπί τινι Isoc.1.26; πρός τι D.H.Th.34, Plu. Pyrrh.21; κατά τινος Luc.Nav.10; also δ. ἑαυτῷ to have misgivings, Arist.Metaph.984a29:—Pass., to be hateful, ὄνομα δυσχεραινόμενον Plu.Publ.1; δ. ὑπὸ πολλῶν Id.Cic.24.    3 c. inf., scorn to do a thing, Pl.R.388a: c. acc., δ. τι τῶν λεχθέντων feel qualms about, Id.Plt.294a; ταῦτ' οὐκ ἐδυσχέραινεν felt no scruple about, Aeschin.1.54; to be fastidious, περὶ τὰ μαθήματα Pl.R.475b.    II causal, cause annoyance, ῥήματ' ἢ τέρψαντά τι ἢ δυσχεράναντ' S.OC1282; δ. τὴν ὁδόν make it difficult, App.Ill.18:—Pass., to be disagreeable, τοῖς ἀκούουσι Arist.Rh.Al.1432b19: abs., ib.1437a33.    III δ. ἐν τοῖς λόγοις to make difficulties in argument, to be captious, Pl.Grg. 450e.