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problem

  • noun
  • prob·lem
  • /ˈpɹɒbləm/

A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.

Example

“She's leaving because she faced numerous problems to do with racism.”

Other meanings

  1. An addiction, other substance use disorder, or comparable psychological challenge.

  2. A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.

    “Study hard, but don't overdo it. The problems in the exam won't be difficult to solve.”

Synonyms

  • job

Example sentences

  • “What seems to be the problem, officer?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “No exit is possible, since the problem remains!”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

  • “Have you ever had this problem before?”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Ancient Greek "πρόβλημα".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “problem” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.