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problem
English
Alternative forms
- probleme (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English probleme, from Middle French probleme, from Latin problema, from Ancient Greek ???????? (próbl?ma, “anything thrown forward, hindrance, obstacle, anything projecting, a headland, promontory”), from ???????? (probáll?, “to throw or lay something in front of someone, to put forward”), from ???- (pro-, “in front of”) + ????? (báll?, “to throw, to cast, to hurl”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??bl?m/
- (dated, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??bl?m/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p??bl?m/
- Hyphenation: prob?lem
Noun
problem (plural problems)
- A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
- “ […] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons?! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
- A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.
- A puzzling circumstance.
- Objection.
- (climbing) A set of moves required to complete a climb
Antonyms
- solution
Hyponyms
- Entscheidungsproblem
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
problem (comparative more problem, superlative most problem)
- (of a person or an animal) Difficult to train or guide; unruly.
- Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome.
See also
- trouble
Further reading
- problem in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- problem in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- problem at OneLook Dictionary Search
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ???????? (próbl?ma).
Noun
problem (definite accusative problemi, plural probleml?r)
- problem
Declension
Danish
Noun
problem n (singular definite problemet, plural indefinite problemer)
- problem
Declension
Derived terms
References
- “problem” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “problem” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch probleem, from Latin probl?ma, from Ancient Greek ???????? (próbl?ma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?problem]
- Hyphenation: pro?blém
Noun
problem (first-person possessive problemku, second-person possessive problemmu, third-person possessive problemnya)
- problem.
- Synonyms: masalah, perkara, persoalan
Related terms
Further reading
- “problem” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Middle English
Noun
problem
- Alternative form of probleme
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
problem n (definite singular problemet, indefinite plural problem or problemer, definite plural problema or problemene)
- problem
Derived terms
References
- “problem” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pr??ble?m/
Noun
problem n (definite singular problemet, indefinite plural problem, definite plural problema)
- problem
Derived terms
References
- “problem” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From French problème, from Middle French probleme, from Latin probl?ma, from Ancient Greek ???????? (próbl?ma, “obstacle”), from ???????? (probáll?, “to throw or lay something in front of someone, to put forward”), from ???- (pro-, “in front of”) + ????? (báll?, “to throw, to cast, to hurl”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pr?b.l?m/
Noun
problem m inan
- problem
Declension
Further reading
- problem in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pr?ble?m/
Noun
pròbl?m m (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)
- problem
Declension
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pr??ble?m/, /pr?-/, /-?bl??m/
- Hyphenation: pro?blem
Noun
problem n
- problem; difficulty
- problem; schoolwork exercise
Declension
Synonyms
- fråga
- komplikation
- kris
- spörsmål
- tal
- uppgift
Related terms
References
- problem in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Anagrams
- plomber
Vilamovian
Pronunciation
Noun
problem n
- problem
Welsh
Etymology
English problem, ultimately from Ancient Greek ???????? (próbl?ma).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /?pr?bl?m/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /?pr?blam/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /?pr?bl?m/
Noun
problem f (plural problemau)
- problem
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “problem”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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obscurity
English
Etymology
From Middle French obscurité, from Latin obsc?rit?s; synchronically analyzable as obscure +? -ity
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b?skj????ti/, /?b?skj????ti/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?b?skj???ti/, /?b?skj??ti/
- Hyphenation: ob?scur?ity
Noun
obscurity (countable and uncountable, plural obscurities)
- (literary) Darkness; the absence of light.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, ch. 24
- I walked in, and Stroeve followed me. The room was in darkness. I could only see that it was an attic, with a sloping roof; and a faint glimmer, no more than a less profound obscurity, came from a skylight.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, ch. 24
- The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown.
- The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.
Synonyms
- (the state of being unknown): unknownness
Antonyms
- (the state of being known): fame
- (the state of being clear): clarity
Related terms
- obscure
Translations
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