PROBLEM as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a source of difficulty
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • one trouble after another delayed the job
    • what’’s the problem?
    Hypernyms(s) problem is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a question raised for consideration or solution
    Usage Example(s)
    • our homework consisted of ten problems to solve
    Hypernyms(s) problem is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • she and her husband are having problems
    • it is always a job to contact him
    • urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog
    Hypernyms(s) problem is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)