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have issues

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Definition of have issues

informal
1 : to have problems that make one unhappy and difficult to deal with
  • He seemed nice enough at first, but it turns out he has (a lot of) issues.
  • She has serious anger issues.
2 : to have reasons for disliking someone or something : to disagree with or disapprove of someone or something —+ with
  • I have some issues with his behavior.

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issue play issues

  1. : proceeds from a source of revenue (such as an estate)

  2. : the action of going, coming, or flowing out : egress, emergence

  3. : a means or place of going out : exit, outlet

  1. : to go, come, or flow out

  2. : to come forth : emerge

  3. : accrue

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