English dictionary: words starting with probl

noun

A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.

Usage examples:

They have financial problems

adjective

Denoting or relating to people whose behaviour causes difficulties to themselves and others.

Usage examples:

Practitioners help families develop strategies for managing problem behaviour in teens

idiom

A thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution

noun

A person who finds solutions to difficult or complex issues.

adjective

Constituting or presenting a problem.

Usage examples:

The situation was problematic for teachers

noun

A thing that constitutes a problem.

Usage examples:

The problematics of artificial intelligence

adjective

Involving or constituting a problem.

Usage examples:

The weighting of votes was particularly problematical

adverb

In a way that has or causes many problems or difficulties

Usage examples:

The school has become problematically overcrowded., problematically, we don’t have the money for th…

verb

Make into or regard as a problem requiring a solution.

Usage examples:

He problematized the concept of history

noun

A person who studies, proposes, or is concerned with problems. rare before 20th century. now chiefly mathematics.

adjective

Of or relating to a problemist.

verb

To discuss or consider problems; to theorize, speculate.

noun

A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.

Usage examples:

They have financial problems

adjective

Denoting or relating to people whose behaviour causes difficulties to themselves and others.

Usage examples:

Practitioners help families develop strategies for managing problem behaviour in teens