{adj.} Not as it should be; wrong. - Used in questions or with negatives or "if". * /Why don't you answer me? What's the matter?/ * /John may be slow in arithmetic, but nothing's the matter with his pitching arm./ * /If anything is the matter, please tell me./
THE MATTER
Meaning of THE MATTER in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012