This episode covers synonyms and language related to problems and also collocations that go with these incredibly practical words. There is also quite advanced vocabulary related to fixing problems or making them worse. All the language can be used in many situations including professional and our everyday lives hence the reason for it’s practicality.
Vocabulary: setback, obstacle, hurdle, predicament, issue, controversy, dilemma, crisis, difficulty, challenge, minor/major, significant challenge, considerable controversy, current predicament, alleviate, exacerbate, rectify, mitigate, compound, complicate, hinder, and aggravate a problem.
Hi, I’ve got some other synonyms for a problem: quandary, headache and complication. They are quite similar, I guess, like small problems? Can we also use ‘puzzle/riddle’ in the meaning of a problem?
Hi Marta, absolutely, those are great synonyms as well, thank you for sharing I’d include them in a lesson if you plan on using this lesson idea. Be careful with puzzle/riddle because the context needs to be real clear in order for problem to be interpreted as the main meaning. In most cases though, these words would be used in a game-type context so a less serious situation. However, if you’re in software development and you’re stuck because you’ve come across a problem you can’t solve or you’ve never seen before than here you may say to a coworker “I’ve… Read more »