Problem and Sickness

Problem

Problem noun - Something that requires thought and skill for resolution.

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Sickness and problem are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sickness" instead a noun "Problem".

Nearby Words: problematic, problematical

Sickness noun - The condition of not being in good health.

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Problem and sickness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Problem" instead a noun "Sickness".

Nearby Words: sick, sicken

old	old problem	old sickness
related	related problem	related sickness
actual	actual problem	actual sickness
real	real problem	real sickness
Other adjectives: severe, bad, inherent, new, mental, general, former, chronic, unspecified, giant.

You can see where this is going: if players aren't careful, a mild case of sickness can very, very quickly blossom to a full-scale global problem.

Source: From Bad To Worse / Tabletop Games
A growing problem with widespread adoption of 3-D films and TV sets is that they have a tendency to cause eye strain and even motion sickness in a large minority of viewers.

Source: Sensory Abuse
The problem was, this ended up more like an Informed Flaw, as there was never any proof that the sickness even existed at all, let alone what it actually did, since both Sayid and Claire ultimately chose to be good of their own free will.

Source: Flanderization / Live-Action TV

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