English Explanatory Dictionary

problem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
  2. An addiction, other substance use disorder, or comparable psychological challenge.
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɒbləm/ /ˈpɹɒblɪm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-problem.wav /ˈpɹɑbləm/ /-bəm/ [-bm̩] /-əm/ [-m̩] en-us-problem.ogg

Word forms

problem problems probleme more problem most problem

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

rub

Antonyms

solution

Related words

problematic problematical problematize trouble

Derived words

ABA problem agency problem alcohol problem algorithmic problem Alhazen's problem alignment problem Apollonian problem a problem shared is a problem halved Archimedes' problem art gallery problem Basel problem behavior problem Behrens-Fisher problem binding problem birthday problem Bongard problem Brocard's problem Buffon's needle problem C10K problem C10M problem Cadillac problem Canadian traveller problem candy store problem cannonball problem Cauchy problem champagne problem chicken-and-egg problem Chinese postman problem circle-ellipse problem combination problem constant problem core problem counterproblem crossed ladders problem decision problem dial-a-ride problem diamond problem Dirichlet problem distant starlight problem double empathy problem drinking problem drink problem drug problem Duhem-Quine problem eigenproblem extended problem-solving fairy problem fencepost problem Fermi problem file-drawer problem final parsec problem first-world problem First World problem fiscal problem four color problem frame problem free-rider problem Galton's problem Gettier problem goat grazing problem

Translations

Afrikaans: probleem Albanian: çështje Albanian: zavall Albanian: problem Amharic: ችግር Arabic: مُشْكِلَة Arabic: مشكلة Arabic: مصيبة Arabic: مشكل Tunisian Arabic: مشكل Aragonese: problema Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܘܼܫܟܸܠܵܐ Armenian: խնդիր Asturian: problema Azerbaijani: problem Azerbaijani: məsələ Bashkir: проблема Bashkir: мәсьәлә Basque: arazo Belarusian: прабле́ма Bengali: সমস্যা Bengali: ঝামেলা Bengali: মুশকিল Bengali: অসুবিধা Bengali: ভেজাল Bengali: প্রব্লাম্ Breton: kudenn Bulgarian: пробле́м Burmese: ပြဿနာ Catalan: problema Cebuano: kalisud Chinese Cantonese: 問題 /问题 Chinese Cantonese: 困難 /困难 Chinese Cantonese: 難題 /难题 Chinese Cantonese: 麻煩 /麻烦 Chinese Mandarin: 問題 /问题 Chinese Mandarin: 困難 /困难 Chinese Mandarin: 難題 /难题 Chinese Mandarin: 麻煩 /麻烦 Maore Comorian: taãɓu Ngazidja Comorian: shaka Czech: problém Danish: problem Dutch: probleem Esperanto: problemo Estonian: küsimus Estonian: takistus Estonian: kitsikus Estonian: mure Estonian: probleem Finnish: ongelma Finnish: probleemi Finnish: vaikeus French: problème Galician: problema Georgian: პრობლემა Georgian: სირთულე German: Problem Greek: πρόβλημα Ancient Greek: ἀπορία Hebrew: בְּעָיָה Hiligaynon: palaligban Hiligaynon: problema Hindi: समस्या Hindi: मसला Hindi: प्रश्न Hindi: दिक़्क़त Hindi: दिक्कत Hindi: मुश्किल Hungarian: probléma Hungarian: baj Hungarian: gond Hungarian: nehézség Icelandic: vandamál
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