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problem
[ prob-luhm ]
noun
- any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
Synonyms: enigma, riddle, puzzle
Antonyms: certitude
- a question proposed for solution or discussion.
- Mathematics. a statement requiring a solution, usually by means of a mathematical operation or geometric construction.
adjective
- difficult to train or guide; unruly:
a problem child.
- Literature. dealing with choices of action difficult either for an individual or for society at large:
a problem play.
problem
/ ˈprɒbləm /
noun
- any thing, matter, person, etc, that is difficult to deal with, solve, or overcome
- ( as modifier )
a problem child
- a puzzle, question, etc, set for solution
- maths a statement requiring a solution usually by means of one or more operations or geometric constructions
- modifier designating a literary work that deals with difficult moral questions
a problem play
Other Words From
- sub·problem noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of problem1
Word History and Origins
Origin of problem1
Idioms and Phrases
- no problem, Informal.
- (used as a conventional reply to a request or to express confirmation or affirmation):
Sure, no problem, I can do that right away.
- (used as a conventional reply to an expression of gratitude or thanks):
No problem, I’m glad I could help!
More idioms and phrases containing problem
see no problem .Example Sentences
Several times, either because they forgot or they had a technical problem, they connected directly, and we could see them.
Every once in a while, they act swiftly and acknowledge the problem.
Part of the problem is the mandate of the war and the means with which the U.S. is fighting it do not match up.
The third problem is the evidence of corroborating witnesses.
But this physical involvement, or lack of it, is only part of the problem.
And now let me come to the second problem we opened up in connection with college education—the problem of its extension.
No man can believe it who tests it by his reason in the same way in which he would test any modern problem.
But the essential problem of to-day is to know how far we are to depart from its principles.
We notice that more attention is given to the problem of placing a feature than to that of making a likeness of it.
But the West is not in its essence a time problem; there, they can wait—next week—next month.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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