problem
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English probleme, from Middle 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”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒbləm/
- (dated, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒblɪm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑbləm/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: prob‧lem
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
editproblem (plural problems)
- A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
- She's leaving because she faced numerous problems to do with racism.
- 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- “ […] 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.
- Study hard, but don't overdo it. The problems in the exam won't be difficult to solve.
- A puzzling circumstance.
- Objection.
- You got a problem with that?
- Difficulty in accepting or understanding or refusal to accept or understand.
- You made your best honest effort; if they judge you harshly, that’s their problem, not yours.
- (climbing) A set of moves required to complete a climb.
Usage notes
editColloquially, "problem" in sense 1 can be put after an objective personal pronoun to create a noun phrase meaning "that person's/those people's problem."
- 1994, Joel S. Weissman, Arnold M. Epstein, Falling Through the Safety Net: Insurance Status and Access to Health Care, page 30:
- Until Middle America understands lack of insurance and underinsurance as an "us" problem rather than a "them" problem, the motivation for change will be diminished.
Antonyms
editHyponyms
editDerived terms
edit- ABA problem
- alcohol problem
- algorithmic problem
- Alhazen's problem
- alignment problem
- Apollonian problem
- a problem shared is a problem halved
- Archimedes' problem
- art gallery problem
- Basel problem
- behavior problem
- Behrens-Fisher problem
- binding problem
- birthday problem
- Bongard problem
- Brocard's problem
- Buffon's needle problem
- C10K problem
- C10k problem
- C10M problem
- Cadillac problem
- Canadian traveller problem
- candy store problem
- cannonball problem
- Cauchy problem
- champagne problem
- chicken-and-egg problem
- Chinese postman problem
- circle-ellipse problem
- combination problem
- constant problem
- core problem
- counterproblem
- crossed ladders problem
- decision problem
- dial-a-ride problem
- diamond problem
- distant starlight problem
- double empathy problem
- drinking problem
- drink problem
- drug problem
- Duhem-Quine problem
- eigenproblem
- extended problem-solving
- fairy problem
- fencepost problem
- Fermi problem
- file-drawer problem
- final parsec problem
- first-world problem
- First World problem
- first world problem
- fiscal problem
- frame problem
- free-rider problem
- Galton's problem
- Gettier problem
- goat grazing problem
- goat problem
- Gordan's problem
- grounding problem
- halting problem
- Heesch's problem
- Houston, we have a problem
- illumination problem
- initial-value problem
- initial value problem
- is-ought problem
- is there a problem
- jealous husbands problem
- Josephus problem
- Kelvin problem
- kidnapped robot problem
- Kirkman's schoolgirl problem
- logic problem
- macroproblem
- majority problem
- many-body problem
- mathematical problem
- measurement problem
- metaproblem
- microproblem
- missionaries and cannibals problem
- Molyneux's problem
- Monty Hall problem
- Moser's worm problem
- move the problem
- moving sofa problem
- multiproblem
- museum problem
- n-body problem
- Newcomb's problem
- nonidentity problem
- nonproblem
- no problem
- one-banana problem
- open problem
- optimization problem
- Parsons problem
- presenting problem
- principal-agent problem
- private language problem
- probject
- problematic
- problematical
- problematize
- problem bear
- problem child
- problemed
- problemette
- problem gambling
- problem glasses
- problemise
- problemist
- problemize
- problem of evil
- problem page
- problem play
- problem-reaction-solution
- problem-solve
- problem solve
- problemsolver
- problem solving
- problem-solving
- problemsome
- problem space
- problem statement
- Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem
- pseudo-problem
- quantum measurement problem
- readers-writers problem
- scientific problem
- Scunthorpe problem
- secretary problem
- sleeping barber problem
- Sleeping Beauty problem
- snake-in-the-box problem
- sofa problem
- solution in search of a problem
- species problem
- stable marriage problem
- stable matching problem
- starlight problem
- sub-problem
- subproblem
- sunrise problem
- teething problem
- Thomson problem
- three body problem
- three-pipe problem
- thundering herd problem
- toy problem
- traveling-salesman problem
- traveling salesman problem
- travelling salesman problem
- travelling-salesman problem
- trolley problem
- two-body problem
- two child problem
- two children problem
- two envelopes problem
- Uber problem
- Waring's problem
- what is your problem
- what's your problem
- wheat and chessboard problem
- white bear problem
- wicked problem
- word problem
- XY problem
- year 2000 problem
- year 2038 problem
- Zarankiewicz problem
Descendants
edit- → Welsh: problem
Translations
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Adjective
editproblem (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[2]:
- It is more problem to my family than to me.
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “problem”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “problem”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “problem”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Azerbaijani
editEtymology
editInternationalism; ultimately from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma).
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editproblem (definite accusative problemi, plural problemlər)
Declension
editDeclension of problem | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | problem |
problemlər | ||||||
definite accusative | problemi |
problemləri | ||||||
dative | problemə |
problemlərə | ||||||
locative | problemdə |
problemlərdə | ||||||
ablative | problemdən |
problemlərdən | ||||||
definite genitive | problemin |
problemlərin |
Crimean Tatar
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: prob‧lem
Noun
editproblem
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
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nominative | problem | problemler |
genitive | problemniñ | problemlerniñ |
dative | problemge | problemlerge |
accusative | problemni | problemlerni |
locative | problemde | problemlerde |
ablative | problemden | problemlerden |
References
editDanish
editNoun
editproblem n (singular definite problemet, plural indefinite problemer)
Declension
editneuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | problem | problemet | problemer | problemerne |
genitive | problems | problemets | problemers | problemernes |
Derived terms
editReferences
editIndonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch probleem, from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editproblem (first-person possessive problemku, second-person possessive problemmu, third-person possessive problemnya)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “problem” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Kashubian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editproblem m inan
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- Jan Trepczyk (1994) “problem”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “problem”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[3]
- “problem”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Middle English
editNoun
editproblem
- Alternative form of probleme
Norwegian Bokmål
editNoun
editproblem n (definite singular problemet, indefinite plural problem or problemer, definite plural problema or problemene)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “problem” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editPronunciation
editNoun
editproblem n (definite singular problemet, indefinite plural problem, definite plural problema)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “problem” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French problème.[1][2] Displaced and doublet of problema, a borrowing directly from Latin. First attested in 1900.[3]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editproblem m inan (diminutive problemik)
- problem (a difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with)
- problem (a puzzling circumstance)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
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nominative | problem | problemy |
genitive | problemu | problemów |
dative | problemowi | problemom |
accusative | problem | problemy |
instrumental | problemem | problemami |
locative | problemie | problemach |
vocative | problemie | problemy |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTrivia
editAccording to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), problem is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 43 times in scientific texts, 92 times in news, 153 times in essays, 11 times in fiction, and 9 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 308 times, making it the 164th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[4]
References
edit- ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “problem”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language][1] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “problem”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “problem”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “problem”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 434
Further reading
editRomanian
editNoun
editproblem n (plural probleme)
- Alternative form of problemă
Declension
editsingular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) problem | problemul | (niște) probleme | problemele |
genitive/dative | (unui) problem | problemului | (unor) probleme | problemelor |
vocative | problemule | problemelor |
Serbo-Croatian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editpròblēm m (Cyrillic spelling про̀бле̄м)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
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nominative | problem | problemi |
genitive | problema | problema |
dative | problemu | problemima |
accusative | problem | probleme |
vocative | probleme | problemi |
locative | problemu | problemima |
instrumental | problemom | problemima |
Swedish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editproblem n
- problem; difficulty
- problem; schoolwork exercise
Declension
editDeclension of problem | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | problem | problemet | problem | problemen |
Genitive | problems | problemets | problems | problemens |
Synonyms
editRelated terms
edit- problematik
- problematisera
- problematisering
- problematisk
- problemavfall
- problembarn
- problembaserad
- problemdiktning
- problemdrama
- problemformulering
- problemfri
- problemfylld
- problemhärva
- probleminventering
- problemkomplex
- problemkredit
- problemlös
- problemlösare
- problemlösning
- problemområde
- problemorienterad
- problemsituation
- problemställning
- problemtyngd
References
editAnagrams
editTurkish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editproblem (definite accusative problemi, plural problemler)
Declension
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
editVilamovian
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editproblem n
Welsh
editEtymology
editEnglish problem, ultimately from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈprɔblɛm/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈprɔblam/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈprɔblɛm/
Noun
editproblem f (plural problemau)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
problem | broblem | mhroblem | phroblem |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “problem”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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