problem
Noun
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is a type of: difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcomesubtypes:
- race problem - a social and political problem caused by conflict between races occupying the same or adjacent regions
- balance-of-payments problem - an economic problem caused by payments for imports being greater than receipts for exports
same as: job -
subtypes:
- mystifier, puzzle, puzzler, teaser - a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
- case - a problem requiring investigation
- homework problem - a problem that students are assigned to do outside of class
- brain-teaser, conundrum, enigma, riddle - a difficult problem
- poser, sticker, stumper, toughie - a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
- gordian knot - any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms
- koan - a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning
- pons asinorum - a problem that severely tests the ability of an inexperienced person
- rebus - a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
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is a type of: difficulty - a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative resultsubtypes:
- pressure point - where problems or difficulties are likely to occur
- can of worms - a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity
- deep water - serious trouble
- growing pains - problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages)
- hydra - trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality
- matter - a problem
same as: trouble
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