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teething problem


A problem encountered with any new and untried product, system, or venture.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

The new website has a few teething problems.

CONTEXTUAL

We expected some teething problems when we launched the new software, so we hired extra support staff.

COMPLEX

Although the company anticipated minor teething problems during the initial rollout, the system failures were far more extensive than the engineers had predicted.


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  2. 02

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    Someone or something persistently difficult or vexing; a frequent source of trouble or annoyance.

  3. 03

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    Synonym of teething troubles.

  4. 04

    teething trouble

    Synonym of teething troubles.

  5. 05

    teething troubles

    Problems that are to be expected with any new and untried product, system, or venture.

Last updated August 10, 2026