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problem as in a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
- “she and her husband are having problems“
- “it is always a job to contact him“
- “urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog“
Synonyms
- job profit privately from public office and official business ; arranged for contracted work to be done by others ; work occasionally; invest at a risk; the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; a workplace; an object worked on; the responsibility to do something; the performance of a piece of work; a damaging piece of work; a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him ; any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing ; (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit ; a book in the Old Testament containing Job’s pleas to God about his afflictions and God’s reply ; a crime (especially a robbery)
problem as in a question raised for consideration or solution
- “our homework consisted of ten problems to solve“
problem as in a source of difficulty
- “one trouble after another delayed the job“
- “what’s the problem?“
Synonyms
- trouble move deeply; to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; take the trouble to do something; cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed ; a source of difficulty; an angry disturbance; an event causing distress or pain; an effort that is inconvenient; a strong feeling of anxiety; an unwanted pregnancy