problem

Meaning

Noun

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

Adj

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

Synonyms

trouble

question

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difficulty

puzzle

matter

issue

riddle

hitch

hardship

annoyance

obstacle

bother

misfortune

worry

task

distress

doubt

topic

query

challenge

case

dilemma

prob

conundrum

complication

enigma

accident

snag

lesson

dispute

disorder

suffering

sum

inconvenience

brainteaser

hassle

poser

mystery

confusion

nuisance

exercise

essence

job

point

disturbance

complexity

assignment

disgrace

interrogatory

disadvantage

Translations

problème

problema

problema

Problem

problema

probleem

πρόβλημα

Schwierigkeit

sorun

problema

difficulté

dificuldade

Aufgabe

vraagstuk

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɒbləm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: probleme

In summary

From Middle English probleme, from Middle French probleme, from Latin problēma, 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”). Doublet of problema.

Sentences

The lack of more than two shutter speeds was not a problem .

Well , then , we've got a problem .

I understand sheep ; they're no longer a problem , and they can be good friends .

Focusing correction on root causes has the goal of entirely preventing problem recurrence .