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1. 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]
    
2. A question raised for consideration or solution
   "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"
    
3. A source of difficulty
   "what's the problem?";
   - trouble, prob [informal], ill

Derived forms: problems

Type of: difficultness, difficulty, fix [informal], head, hole [informal], jam [informal], kettle of fish [informal], mess [informal], muddle [informal], pickle [informal], question

Encyclopedia: Problem