problem

• probleme (obsolete)

From 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”).

• (Received Pronunciation, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒbləm/
• (dated, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒblɪm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑbləm/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: prob‧lem

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problem (plural problems)

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

   Hypernyms: challenge, issue, obstacle

   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.

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

      Hyponyms: drinking problem, drug 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.

4. 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.

6. A puzzling circumstance.
7. Objection.

   You got a problem with that?

8. 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.

9. (climbing) A set of moves required to complete a climb.

Colloquially, "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.

• solution

• Entscheidungsproblem

• → Welsh: problem

problem (comparative more problem, superlative most problem)

1. (of a person or an animal) Difficult to train or guide; unruly.
2. 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.

• trouble

• “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.

Internationalism; ultimately from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma).

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problem (definite accusative problemi, plural problemlər)

1. problem

Declension of problem
	singular	plural
nominative	problem	problemlər
definite accusative	problemi	problemləri
dative	problemə	problemlərə
locative	problemdə	problemlərdə
ablative	problemdən	problemlərdən
definite genitive	problemin	problemlərin

Possessive forms of problem
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	problemim	problemlərim
sənin (“your”)	problemin	problemlərin
onun (“his/her/its”)	problemi	problemləri
bizim (“our”)	problemimiz	problemlərimiz
sizin (“your”)	probleminiz	problemləriniz
onların (“their”)	problemi or problemləri	problemləri
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	problemimi	problemlərimi
sənin (“your”)	problemini	problemlərini
onun (“his/her/its”)	problemini	problemlərini
bizim (“our”)	problemimizi	problemlərimizi
sizin (“your”)	probleminizi	problemlərinizi
onların (“their”)	problemini or problemlərini	problemlərini
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	problemimə	problemlərimə
sənin (“your”)	probleminə	problemlərinə
onun (“his/her/its”)	probleminə	problemlərinə
bizim (“our”)	problemimizə	problemlərimizə
sizin (“your”)	probleminizə	problemlərinizə
onların (“their”)	probleminə or problemlərinə	problemlərinə
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	problemimdə	problemlərimdə
sənin (“your”)	problemində	problemlərində
onun (“his/her/its”)	problemində	problemlərində
bizim (“our”)	problemimizdə	problemlərimizdə
sizin (“your”)	probleminizdə	problemlərinizdə
onların (“their”)	problemində or problemlərində	problemlərində
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	problemimdən	problemlərimdən
sənin (“your”)	problemindən	problemlərindən
onun (“his/her/its”)	problemindən	problemlərindən
bizim (“our”)	problemimizdən	problemlərimizdən
sizin (“your”)	probleminizdən	problemlərinizdən
onların (“their”)	problemindən or problemlərindən	problemlərindən
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	problemimin	problemlərimin
sənin (“your”)	probleminin	problemlərinin
onun (“his/her/its”)	probleminin	problemlərinin
bizim (“our”)	problemimizin	problemlərimizin
sizin (“your”)	probleminizin	problemlərinizin
onların (“their”)	probleminin or problemlərinin	problemlərinin

French problème.

• Hyphenation: prob‧lem

problem

1. problem

   Synonym: problema

• “problem”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

problem n (singular definite problemet, plural indefinite problemer)

1. problem

• “problem” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “problem” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

From Dutch probleem, from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma).

• IPA^(key): [ˈproblem]
• Hyphenation: pro‧blém

problem (first-person possessive problemku, second-person possessive problemmu, third-person possessive problemnya)

1. problem.

   Synonyms: masalah, perkara, persoalan

• “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.

• problema

Borrowed from Polish problem.

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.blɛm/
• Rhymes: -ɔblɛm
• Syllabification: pro‧blem

problem m inan

1. problem

• 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

problem

1. Alternative form of probleme

problem n (definite singular problemet, indefinite plural problem or problemer, definite plural problema or problemene)

1. problem

• “problem” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /prʊˈbleːm/

problem n (definite singular problemet, indefinite plural problem, definite plural problema)

1. problem

• “problem” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from French problème.^[1][2] Displaced and doublet of problema, a borrowing directly from Latin. First attested in 1900.^[3]

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.blɛm/

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• Rhymes: -ɔblɛm
• Syllabification: pro‧blem

problem m inan (diminutive problemik)

1. problem (a difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with)

   Synonyms: bajer, (obsolete) problema, zagwozdka

2. problem (a puzzling circumstance)

According 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]

• problem in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• problem in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• problem in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

problem n (plural probleme)

1. Alternative form of problemă

• IPA^(key): /prǒbleːm/

pròblēm m (Cyrillic spelling про̀бле̄м)

1. problem

• IPA^(key): /prʊˈbleːm/, /prɔ-/, /-ˈblɛːm/
• Hyphenation: pro‧blem

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problem n

1. a problem, an issue

   Jag har ett problem

   I have a problem

   Vi lyckades lösa problemet

   We managed to solve the problem

   allvarliga problem

   serious problems

   Våra tekniker arbetar på att lösa problemet

   Our technicians are working on resolving the issue

   1. (in the plural) trouble

      Synonym: (colloquial) trubbel

      Ställ inte till med problem

      Don't cause trouble

   2. (usually in the plural) an issue (mental issue)

      Den där snubben har problem

      That guy has issues

2. a problem (to be solved as schoolwork exercise or the like)

   Synonyms: uppgift, fråga, (math) tal

   schackproblem

   chess problem

• kris
• komplikation
• strul

• problem in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• problem in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• problem in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• plomber

From French problème.

• IPA^(key): /pɾob.lɛm/

problem (definite accusative problemi, plural problemler)

1. problem

   Synonym: sorun

Inflection
Nominative	problem
Definite accusative	problemi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	problem	problemler
Definite accusative	problemi	problemleri
Dative	probleme	problemlere
Locative	problemde	problemlerde
Ablative	problemden	problemlerden
Genitive	problemin	problemlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular problemim problemlerim 2nd singular problemin problemlerin 3rd singular problemi problemleri 1st plural problemimiz problemlerimiz 2nd plural probleminiz problemleriniz 3rd plural problemleri problemleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular problemimi problemlerimi 2nd singular problemini problemlerini 3rd singular problemini problemlerini 1st plural problemimizi problemlerimizi 2nd plural probleminizi problemlerinizi 3rd plural problemlerini problemlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular problemime problemlerime 2nd singular problemine problemlerine 3rd singular problemine problemlerine 1st plural problemimize problemlerimize 2nd plural probleminize problemlerinize 3rd plural problemlerine problemlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular problemimde problemlerimde 2nd singular probleminde problemlerinde 3rd singular probleminde problemlerinde 1st plural problemimizde problemlerimizde 2nd plural probleminizde problemlerinizde 3rd plural problemlerinde problemlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular problemimden problemlerimden 2nd singular probleminden problemlerinden 3rd singular probleminden problemlerinden 1st plural problemimizden problemlerimizden 2nd plural probleminizden problemlerinizden 3rd plural problemlerinden problemlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular problemimin problemlerimin 2nd singular probleminin problemlerinin 3rd singular probleminin problemlerinin 1st plural problemimizin problemlerimizin 2nd plural probleminizin problemlerinizin 3rd plural problemlerinin problemlerinin
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular problemim problemlerim 2nd singular problemsin problemlersin 3rd singular problem problemdir problemler problemlerdir 1st plural problemiz problemleriz 2nd plural problemsiniz problemlersiniz 3rd plural problemler problemlerdir

• problem olmak
• problemli
• problemlilik
• problemsiz
• problemsizlik

• problematik

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problem n

1. problem

English problem, ultimately from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma).

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈprɔblɛm/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈprɔblam/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈprɔblɛm/

problem f (plural problemau)

1. problem

• 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