communityproblem
nounUK /kəˈmjuːnəti ˈprɒbləm/
US /kəˈmjuːnəti ˈprɑːbləm/
A community problem is a trouble that many people in a town or neighborhood share.
Litter on the playground is a community problem that everyone can help fix.
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2. A difficulty that affects a whole group of people living or working together.
The broken streetlights became a community problem after dark.
3. An issue that neighbors must solve together rather than alone.
Fixing the flooded park was a community problem, so the whole street pitched in.
4. A challenge to the safety or happiness of a local area.
Too much traffic near the school is a community problem parents talk about.