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problema matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈprɑːbləm/

Korean meaning: 문제, 곤란한 일

Korean pronunciation: **프라**블럼

Example Sentences

  • My biggest problem is that I can't stop eating pizza.
  • The problem with homework is that it interferes with my video game time.
  • We need to identify the problem before we can fix it.

problem

NOUN

//ˈprɑːbləm//

a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with

problem concept
💡 Concept

A problem overwhelms a professional surrounded by urgent tasks at desk

problem rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A problem awaits its solver — confront it and both struggle and strength grow together.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈprɑːbləm/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈprɒbləm/

🌳Etymology

Prefixpro--
Root-blem-

Origin

From Latin 'problema' meaning 'thing put forward' or 'obstacle', derived from Greek 'probállein' meaning 'to throw forward', composed of 'pro-' (forward) and 'ballein' (to throw).

🎵Rhyme

blossombottomautumn
blossom
bottom
autumn

🔗Collocations

solve a problem
serious problem
math problem
problem solving
face a problem
big problem

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My biggest problem is that I can't stop eating pizza.

😄 Fun example

The problem with homework is that it interferes with my video game time.

We need to identify the problem before we can fix it.

Money problems keep me awake at night.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

issuedifficultytroublechallengeobstacle

Antonyms

solutionanswerresolution

Related

solvequestionmatterconcerncrisis

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