noun phrase · academic
marital problems
UK/ˈmærətəl ˈprɒbləmz/US/ˈmærətəl ˈprɑːbləmz/MAR·i·tal PROB·lems
difficulties or conflicts in a marriage
Examples
“Counselling can help couples address underlying marital problems.”
“Financial stress is one of the leading causes of marital problems.”
“Open communication often reduces marital problems before they escalate.”
Band 8 sentence
“Timely intervention and open dialogue can prevent minor disagreements from developing into entrenched marital problems.”
Collocations
- experience marital problems
- resolve marital problems
- marital problems arise
Word family
Common mistakes
marriage problems→marital problems
marital problem→marital problems
Say it for a higher band
5marriage problems→6marital issues→7+marital problems
Synonyms
marital issues
marriage problems
Easily confused
family problems
“Their family problems started when both parents lost their jobs.”
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