Problem
Problem noun - An interrogative expression often used to test knowledge.
Usage example: there were only 10 problems on the exam, but they were all challenging
Nearby Words: problematic, problematical
Response
Response noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.
How words are described
| emotional | emotional problem | emotional response |
| exact | exact problem | exact response |
| similar | similar problem | similar response |
| usual | usual problem | usual response |
| Other adjectives: common, specific, certain, original, initial, actual, real, bad, unique, immediate, mental, frequent, general, possible, different, medical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Then there are the people whose first response is to pray for the strength to solve their problem themselves.
Source: Prayer Is a Last Resort -
Someone Else's Problem: Control's response to Shaw disappearing, and Finch's response to their letting a 'terrorist' escape.
- This trope is her usual response, getting to a point that she refuses to accept the fact that someone like her best friend Wakaba might have a problem that she wants to deal with.
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