problem
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- probleme (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English probleme, from Old French probleme, from Latin problema, 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”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒbləm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑbləm/
- Hyphenation: prob‧lem
Audio (US) (file)
NounEdit
problem (plural problems or problemata)
- A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
- She's leaving because she faced numerous problems to do with racism.
- 1915, Emerson Hough, The Purchase Price, chapterI:
- “[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
- 2014 March 7, Nicole Vulser, “Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 190, number 13, page 30:
- The perfume industry is facing a major problem: maintaining constant levels of quality is crucial, but it is increasingly difficult to obtain a regular supply of all the necessary natural ingredients.
- A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.
- A puzzling circumstance.
AntonymsEdit
HyponymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
terms derived from problem (noun)
TranslationsEdit
difficulty
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schoolwork exercise
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puzzling circumstance
AdjectiveEdit
problem (comparative more problem, superlative most problem)
- (of a person or an animal) Difficult to train or guide; unruly.
- Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome.
- 2010, A. M. Aleksander, The Pride of the King
- It is more problem to my family than to me.
- 2010, A. M. Aleksander, The Pride of the King
See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- problem in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- problem in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- problem at OneLook Dictionary Search
Norwegian BokmålEdit
NounEdit
problem n (definite singular problemet, indefinite plural problem or problemer, definite plural problema or problemene)
- a problem
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “problem” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
problem n (definite singular problemet, indefinite plural problem, definite plural problema)
- a problem
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “problem” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
problem m inan
DeclensionEdit
declension of problem
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | problem | problemy |
| genitive | problemu | problemów |
| dative | problemowi | problemom |
| accusative | problem | problemy |
| instrumental | problemem | problemami |
| locative | problemie | problemach |
| vocative | problemie | problemy |
Further readingEdit
- problem in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-CroatianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
pròblēm m (Cyrillic spelling про̀бле̄м)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of problem
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | problem | problemi |
| genitive | problema | problema |
| dative | problemu | problemima |
| accusative | problem | probleme |
| vocative | probleme | problemi |
| locative | problemu | problemima |
| instrumental | problemom | problemima |
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (of "ett problem," meaning "a problem") (file)
NounEdit
problem n
- problem; difficulty
- problem; schoolwork exercise
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of problem | ||||
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| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | problem | problemet | problem | problemen |
| Genitive | problems | problemets | problems | problemens |
SynonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- problem in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)