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problem
Overview of noun problem
The noun problem has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (331) problem, job -- (a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog")
2. (120) trouble, problem -- (a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?")
3. (70) problem -- (a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun problem
3 senses of problem
Sense 1
problem, job
=> difficulty
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
trouble, problem
=> difficulty
=> cognitive factor
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
problem
=> question, head
=> subject, topic, theme
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun problem
3 senses of problem
Sense 1
problem, job
=> race problem
=> balance-of-payments problem
Sense 2
trouble, problem
=> can of worms
=> deep water
=> growing pains
=> hydra
=> matter
Sense 3
problem
=> puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser
=> case
=> homework problem
=> riddle, conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser
=> poser, stumper, toughie, sticker
=> Gordian knot
=> crossword puzzle, crossword
=> koan
=> word square, acrostic
=> pons asinorum
=> rebus
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun problem
3 senses of problem
Sense 1
problem, job
=> difficulty
Sense 2
trouble, problem
=> difficulty
Sense 3
problem
=> question, head
Antonyms of noun problem
Member Holonyms of noun problem
Substance Holonyms of noun problem
Part Holonyms of noun problem
Member Meronyms of noun problem
Substance Meronyms of noun problem
Part Meronyms of noun problem
Meronyms of noun problem
Holonyms of noun problem
Attributes of noun problem
Derived Forms of noun problem
2 of 3 senses of problem
Sense 1
problem, job
RELATED TO>(adj) problematical#2
=> baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough
RELATED TO>(adj) problematic#2
=> baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough
Sense 2
trouble, problem
RELATED TO>(adj) problematical#1
=> debatable, problematic, problematical
Domain of noun problem
Domain Terms of noun problem
Familiarity of noun problem
problem used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun problem
3 senses of problem
Sense 1
problem, job
> difficulty
=> bitch
=> predicament, quandary, plight
=> rattrap
=> pinch
=> fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
=> hard time, rough sledding
=> stress, strain
=> mire
=> problem, job
=> situation
=> urinary hesitancy
=> wall
Sense 2
trouble, problem
> difficulty
=> trouble, problem
=> facer
=> killer
=> kink
=> pisser
=> pitfall, booby trap
=> snorter
=> hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap
=> wrinkle
Sense 3
problem
> question, head
=> problem
=> question of fact, matter of fact
=> question of law, matter of law
Meronyms of noun problem
3 senses of problem
Holonyms of noun problem
Grep of noun problem
balance-of-payments problem
health problem
homework problem
problem
problem-oriented language
problem solver
problem solving
race problem
skin problem
Grep of adj problem
problematic
problematical
Grep of adv problem
problematically
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