"what is your problem" meaning in English

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Phrase

Forms: what's your problem [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=what is your problem?}} what is your problem?
  1. (informal, derogatory) A rhetorical question posed to someone who is being difficult, rude, or unreasonable. Tags: derogatory, informal Related terms: what seems to be the problem?, what's the matter?
    Sense id: en-what_is_your_problem-en-phrase-yS9Xi1n- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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        ],
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        "(informal, derogatory) A rhetorical question posed to someone who is being difficult, rude, or unreasonable."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "what seems to be the problem?"
        },
        {
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