This is the 19583rd most frequent Korean word.
어려워진
"Made difficult" or "has become difficult."
Here, '어려워진' is used to describe a problem that is increasing in difficulty over time.
그 문제는 갈수록 어려워진다.
That problem becomes more and more difficult.
In this context, '어려워진' indicates that the situation has changed to a more challenging state due to external factors.
기술 발전으로 경쟁이 매우 어려워진 상황입니다.
Due to technological advances, the competition has become very challenging.
Here, '어려워진' is employed to represent a state where the circumstances have become difficult as a result of an event, specifically an injury.