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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
problem/ˈprɒbləm/
▶noun
- 1 an unwelcome or harmful matter needing to be dealt with and overcome.
■ a thing that is difficult to achieve.
- 2 Physics & Mathematics an inquiry starting from given conditions to investigate or demonstrate something.
- 3 (in chess) an arrangement of pieces in which the solver has to achieve a specified result.
– origin ME: from OFr. probleme, via L. from Gk problēma, from proballein ‘put forth’, from pro ‘before’ + ballein ‘to throw’.
'problem' also found in these Oxford entries:
abort
- afflict
- aggravate
- alert
- algorithm
- angle
- answer
- attack
- beat
- black spot
- bounce
- brain-teaser
- carpet
- case
- catch
- charette
- chronic
- circumvent
- come
- condition
- confront
- conquer
- contain
- conundrum
- counsel
- critical
- crowdsourcing
- cudgel
- culprit
- cure
- cure-all
- diagnose
- diagnosis
- dialogue
- difficulty
- dilemma
- dimension
- dispatch
- dog
- drawback
- elephant
- ensure
- example
- fester
- fix
- foul-up
- get
- Gordian knot
- gotcha
- grapple
Forum discussions with the word(s) "problem" in the title:
'approach the problem in general rather than in small details
'be on to something' problem
'may' that problem not stop you
'no problem, anyway'
“problem” plus “-ing” form
(?) “A hard nut to crack” is a problem to which finding an answer to is difficult.
" problem of " VS " problem with "
"... to (ravel-unravel) the problem ..."
"apparent" problem
"attining" problem!!!!
"bring to one's feet" problem
"corolla's problem" or "corolla problem" ?
"Do you have any problem" or "Do you have any problems"?
"ed" problem
"fix the problem, not the blame" attitude
"global warming issue", "global warming problem", "problem of global warming" or "issue of global warming"?
"Important" problem
"no" problem - You won't get no control.
"preparatory it" problem
"rather than" problem
"reduce this problem"
"signal problem"
"to be" problem
a CV problem - a trip to London
A Present Perfect problem
a problem ___ a computer
A problem about age
A problem of an entirely different nature
a problem of/for the theory
a problem on our end /at your end
more...
'be on to something' problem
'may' that problem not stop you
'no problem, anyway'
“problem” plus “-ing” form
(?) “A hard nut to crack” is a problem to which finding an answer to is difficult.
" problem of " VS " problem with "
"... to (ravel-unravel) the problem ..."
"apparent" problem
"attining" problem!!!!
"bring to one's feet" problem
"corolla's problem" or "corolla problem" ?
"Do you have any problem" or "Do you have any problems"?
"ed" problem
"fix the problem, not the blame" attitude
"global warming issue", "global warming problem", "problem of global warming" or "issue of global warming"?
"Important" problem
"no" problem - You won't get no control.
"preparatory it" problem
"rather than" problem
"reduce this problem"
"signal problem"
"to be" problem
a CV problem - a trip to London
A Present Perfect problem
a problem ___ a computer
A problem about age
A problem of an entirely different nature
a problem of/for the theory
a problem on our end /at your end
more...
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