Definition
Someone or something persistently difficult or vexing; a frequent source of trouble or annoyance.
In Context
- "[A]n ambitious supersonic carrier fighter called the F3H Demon . . . proved too heavy for its Navy-specified Westinghouse engine (in itself a problem child), and turned into a $265 million fiasco."
- "Locally and across the nation, middle schools have generally been regarded as the problem child for school systems."
Opposite In Meaning
- problem-solver