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wicked problem

wicked problem noun: a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are often difficult to recognize.

Noun

wicked problem (plural wicked problems)

  1. (social planning) A problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are often difficult to recognize.

Forms of wicked problem

pluralwicked problems

Words formed from wicked problem

Questions about wicked problem

What does wicked problem mean?
Wicked problem means a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are often difficult to recognize.
What part of speech is wicked problem?
Wicked problem is a noun.
What is the plural of wicked problem?
The plural of wicked problem is wicked problems.

Words near wicked problem in the dictionary

  1. wicke
  2. wicked
  3. Wicked Bible
  4. Wicked Bibles
  5. wicked pissah
  6. wicked problem
  7. wicked problems
  8. wicked tongue
  9. wicked tongues
  10. wickeder
  11. wickedest

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