Thesaurus article:a problem

a problem

These words refer to situations, people, or things that need your attention in order to be dealt with or solved.

The wordproblemis used very broadly to refer to someone or something that makes things hard for others and needs to be fixed or attended to.

What's the problem here?

Her behaviour in class has become quite a problem.

We cannot trust politicians to tackle the problem of homelessness in our cities.

The noundifficultyis a common alternative toproblem. It is used in more official contexts to describe a problem that is not easily fixed.

The company is having some financial difficulties at the moment.

You can describe several problems astrouble.

We've had a lot of trouble with the new computer system.

A small, temporary problem may be described informally as ahitch.

The ceremony went without a hitch.

Aglitchis a problem that stops something from working properly.

We've had a few technical glitches, but I'm confident we'll be ready on time.

Ahurdleorobstacleis a problem that you need to deal with so that you can continue to make progress.

Getting a work permit is only the first hurdle.

There may be too many obstacles in the way of progress.

Apitfallis a problem that is likely to happen in a particular situation.

It's just one of the pitfalls of buying a house.

Asetbackis a problem that makes something happen less quickly than it should.

The project has suffered a series of setbacks this year.

Asnagis a small problem in something which is mostly good.Snagis an informal word.

The only snag is the cost.

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释义	Thesaurus article:a problem a problem These words refer to situations, people, or things that need your attention in order to be dealt with or solved. The wordproblemis used very broadly to refer to someone or something that makes things hard for others and needs to be fixed or attended to. What's the problem here? Her behaviour in class has become quite a problem. We cannot trust politicians to tackle the problem of homelessness in our cities. The noundifficultyis a common alternative toproblem. It is used in more official contexts to describe a problem that is not easily fixed. The company is having some financial difficulties at the moment. You can describe several problems astrouble. We've had a lot of trouble with the new computer system. A small, temporary problem may be described informally as ahitch. The ceremony went without a hitch. Aglitchis a problem that stops something from working properly. We've had a few technical glitches, but I'm confident we'll be ready on time. Ahurdleorobstacleis a problem that you need to deal with so that you can continue to make progress. Getting a work permit is only the first hurdle. There may be too many obstacles in the way of progress. Apitfallis a problem that is likely to happen in a particular situation. It's just one of the pitfalls of buying a house. Asetbackis a problem that makes something happen less quickly than it should. The project has suffered a series of setbacks this year. Asnagis a small problem in something which is mostly good.Snagis an informal word. The only snag is the cost. Cambridge English Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//thesaurus/articles/a-problem##
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