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problem

/ˈpɹɒbləm/
noun
  1. A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.

    "She's leaving because she faced numerous problems to do with racism."

  2. A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.

  3. A puzzling circumstance.

Antonymssolution
adjective
  1. (of a person or an animal) Difficult to train or guide; unruly.

  2. Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome.

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