problem

Signification

Noun

1. A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
2. A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.
3. A puzzling circumstance.
4. Objection.
5. Difficulty in accepting or understanding or refusal to accept or understand.
6. A set of moves required to complete a climb.

Adj

1. Difficult to train or guide; unruly.
2. Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome.

Coupé comme

prob‧lem

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɹɒbləm/

Étymologie

From Middle English probleme, from Middle French probleme, from Latin problema, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “anything thrown forward, hindrance, obstacle, anything projecting, a headland, promontory”), from προβάλλω (probállō, “to throw or lay something in front of someone, to put forward”), from προ- (pro-, “in front of”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw, to cast, to hurl”).