This is the 4681st most frequent Portuguese word.
dificultando
"Making difficult" or "hindering."
Here, "dificultando" is used to describe an ongoing action affecting the ability to arrive at work.
O trânsito estava dificultando nossa chegada ao trabalho.
Traffic was making our arrival to work difficult.
In this sentence, "dificultando" highlights how a lack of information creates complications for solving a problem.
A falta de informações estava dificultando a resolução do problema.
The lack of information was hindering the resolution of the problem.
This use of "dificultando" emphasizes how the weather conditions interfere with successfully holding an event outside.