problem

CEFRA1

/ˈpɹɒbləm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A situation or question that needs to be solved or dealt with.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.

Examples

  • There are three essentially different ways of tackling the problem.

  • There's a problem there that you don't see.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [-bm̩]
  • /-bəm/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.

  2. An addiction, other substance use disorder, or comparable psychological challenge.

  3. A puzzling circumstance.

More examples

In context

  • Then there is a problem...

  • I think he has a gambling problem. Lending him money will probably only make it worse.

  • I think he has a nose candy problem. Lending him money will probably only make it worse.

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Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The math equation was so hard that it became a serious blank for the students.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.