| NOUN | state | problem, job | a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | problem | a question raised for consideration or solution | |
| cognition | problem, trouble | a source of difficulty |
| Sounds | praa'blahm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | A state of difficulty that needs to be resolved. | |
|---|---|---|
| Examples |
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| Synonym | job | |
| Narrower | balance-of-payments problem | An economic problem caused by payments for imports being greater than receipts for exports |
| race problem | A social and political problem caused by conflict between races occupying the same or adjacent regions | |
| Broader | difficulty | A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome |
| Spanish | dificultad, problema | |
| Catalan | dificultat, problema | |
| Adjectives | problematic, problematical | making great mental demands |
| Meaning | A question raised for consideration or solution. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve" | |
| Narrower | Gordian knot | Any very difficult problem |
| case | A problem requiring investigation | |
| homework problem | A problem that students are assigned to do outside of class | |
| koan | A paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution | |
| pons asinorum | A problem that severely tests the ability of an inexperienced person | |
| poser, stumper, toughie, sticker | A particularly difficult or baffling question or problem | |
| puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser | A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution | |
| rebus | A puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words | |
| riddle, conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser | A difficult problem | |
| Broader | question, head | The subject matter at issue |
| Spanish | problema | |
| Catalan | problema | |
| Meaning | A source of difficulty. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "what's the problem?" | |
| Synonym | trouble | |
| Narrower | can of worms | A source of unpredictable trouble and complexity |
| deep water | serious trouble | |
| growing pains | problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages / stages) | |
| hydra | Trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality | |
| matter | A problem | |
| pressure point | Where problems or difficulties are likely to occur | |
| Broader | difficulty | A factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result |
| Spanish | problema | |
| Catalan | problema | |
| Adjectives | problematical | open to doubt or debate |
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