Definition of issue noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable] an important topic that people are discussing or arguing about This is a big issue; we need more time to think about it. Teacher education has become a political issue. They discussed a number of important environmental issues.

Issue (n.) A point in debate or controversy on which the parties take affirmative and negative positions; a presentation of alternatives between which to choose or decide; a point of contention; a matter in controversy.

1 : something that is discussed or disputed Let's not argue about this issue. 3 : the action of going, coming, or flowing out That is the river's place of issue. 6 : the act of bringing out, offering, or making available The post office announced the issue of new stamps.

1 a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause. one of the issues of the Civil War was a resolution to the question of states' rights. Synonyms for issue. aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence,