problem
Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒbləm/
The English word “problem” has 10 meanings listed here.
noun
- A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
- An addiction, other substance use disorder, or comparable psychological challenge.
- A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.
- A puzzling circumstance.
- Objection.
- Difficulty in accepting or understanding or refusal to accept or understand.
- A set of moves required to complete a climb.
adjective
- Of a person or an animal, difficult to train or guide; unruly.
- Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome.
verb
- To problematize.
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…
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