Noun: problem pró-blum
- A question raised for consideration or solution
"our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"
- A state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
"she and her husband are having problems"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog";
- job, prob [informal]
- A source of difficulty
"what's the problem?";
- trouble, ill, prob [informal]
Derived forms: problems
Type of: difficultness, difficulty, head, question
Encyclopedia: Problem