problem

n.

1. A question to be considered, solved, or answered: math problems; the problem of how to arrange transportation.
2. A situation, matter, or person that presents perplexity or difficulty: was having problems breathing; considered the main problem to be his boss. See Usage Note at dilemma.
3. A misgiving, objection, or complaint: I have a problem with his cynicism.

adj.

1. Difficult to deal with or control: a problem child.
2. Dealing with a moral or social problem: a problem play.

idiom:

no problem

1. Used to express confirmation of or compliance with a request.

[Middle English probleme, from Old French, from Latin problēma, problēmat-, from Greek, from proballein, to throw before, put forward : pro-, before; see pro–² + ballein, blē-, to throw.]

noun

A situation that presents difficulty, uncertainty, or perplexity: hornets' nest, issue, question. Informal can of worms. See easy/hard.

n

Definition: difficulty; bad situation
Antonyms: good situation, solution

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A question to which there is no obvious, immediate answer; a question that requires some work done on it before a solution can be available.

• p. herds — herds which do not respond to the general control program for a particular disease and require special examination to elucidate the error and additional control measures to overcome it, e.g. a mastitis problem herd with a bacterially contaminated water supply.
• p. knowledge coupler system — computer-assisted diagnosis system designed for use in human medicine; based on a special matching algorithm known as pattern recognition.
• p. list — the list of problems to be overcome in a particular patient; in hospitals using a problem-oriented case management system.
• p. name — a generally accepted, preferred name for a clinical sign, syndrome or other indicant such as a positive laboratory test, poor work or production performance or poor reproductive result.
• p.-oriented case management — a system of managing patients based on the recognition of the patient's problems as targets for correction, planning the treatment program to achieve that, and assessing performance in terms of results with each of the problems and with the case overall. It is an excellent teaching procedure but is also helpful in maintaining the correct perspective in the patient's program.
• p.-oriented diagnosis — a system of diagnosis that starts off with the cardinal sign presented by the patient and proceeds in steps to identify the body system involved, the part of the system affected, the nature of the lesion and the cause of the lesion.
• p.-oriented medical record — see problem-oriented medical record.
• p. solving — the basis of clinical veterinary (and most other) education; learning diagnosis by practicing resolving clinical problems—the essential problem being ‘which disease is most likely to be the cause of the syndrome presented by this patient’.

IN BRIEF: A condition that is difficult to deal with or hard to understand. Also: A question to be solved or worked out.

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. — Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)

Quotes:

"Understand that most problems are a good sign. Problems indicate that progress is being made, wheels are turning, you are moving toward your goals. Beware when you have no problems. Then you've really got a problem... Problems are like landmarks of progress." - Scott Alexander

"I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when you looked at it in the right way, did not become still more complicated." - Poul Anderson

"He that will not apply new remedies, must expect new evils: for Time is the greatest innovator: and if Time, of course, alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better, what shall be the end?." - Francis Bacon

"Well everybody in Casablanca has problems. Yours may work out." - Humphrey Bogart

"Let God's promises shine on your problems." - Corrie Ten Boom

"Brady's First Law of Problem Solving: When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more easily by reducing it to the question: How would the Lone Ranger have handled this?" - Brady

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Common misspelling(s) of problem

• probelm

Dansk (Danish)
n. - problem
adj. - problem-

idioms:

• a problem and a half    et stort problem
• no problem    selvfølgelig
• that's your problem    det er dit problem

Nederlands (Dutch)
probleem, vraagstuk, opgave, moeilijkheid, som (school)

Français (French)
n. - (gén, Math) problème, difficulté
adj. - (Psych, Sociol) difficile, caractériel, à problèmes, qui pose des problèmes, à thèse

idioms:

• a problem and a half    un gros problème
• no problem    pas de problème, (cela ne pose) aucun problème
• that's your problem    c'est ton affaire, c'est ton problème

Deutsch (German)
n. - Problem, Schwierigkeit
adj. - Problem...

idioms:

• a problem and a half    großes Problem
• no problem    kein Problem
• that's your problem    dein Problem

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρόβλημα, (επίθ.) προβληματικός

idioms:

• a problem and a half    τεράστιο πρόβλημα, κάτι παραπάνω από απλό πρόβλημα
• no problem    δεν υπάρχει πρόβλημα
• that's your problem    αυτό αφορά εσένα

Italiano (Italian)
problema, difficoltà

idioms:

• no problem    senza difficoltà, nessun problema
• that's your problem    sono fatti tuoi, é un tuo problema

Português (Portuguese)
n. - problema (m)

idioms:

• no problem    sem problema
• that's your problem    isso é um problema seu

Русский (Russian)
проблема, задача

idioms:

• no problem    никаких проблем
• that's your problem    сам расхлебывай

Español (Spanish)
n. - problema, dificultad
adj. - relativo al problema

idioms:

• a problem and a half    tener un problema mayúsculo
• no problem    ¡no hay problema!
• that's your problem    es cosa tuya

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - problem, fråga, uppgift

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
问题, 难题, 成问题的, 难处理的

idioms:

• a problem and a half    很严重的问题
• no problem    没问题
• that's your problem    那是你的问题

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 問題, 難題
adj. - 成問題的, 難處理的

idioms:

• a problem and a half    很嚴重的問題
• no problem    沒問題
• that's your problem    那是你的問題

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 문제, 연습문제
adj. - 문제의, 감당할 수 없는

idioms:

• a problem and a half    공통의 문제이다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 問題, 難問, やっかいなもの, 疑問

idioms:

• a problem and a half    重要な問題
• no problem    問題ない, かまわない
• that's your problem    君の問題だ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مسأله, مشكله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בעיה, שאלה, אדם קשה, בעיה מתמטית, דבר שקשה להבינו, להשיגו או להתמודד עמו‬
adj. - ‮בעייתי‬

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