Meaning

4 senses
  1. Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s):

    Difficult to overcome, solve, or decide.

    problematisch

    проблемати́чныйproblematíčnyj

  2. Not settled, uncertain, of uncertain outcome; debatable, questionable, open to doubt.

    a problematic analysis

    it portends a problematic future for the movement

    problembehaftet, problematisch

    проблемати́чныйproblematíčnyj

    open to doubt or debate

  3. Contributing (especially if subtly) to discrimination (such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or ageism).

    heikel, fatal, haarig

  4. (dated)Only affirming the possibility that a predicate be actualised.

Examples

33 sentences
  1. This could prove problematic.

    ruЭто может оказаться проблематичным.

    deDas könnte sich als problematisch erweisen.

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  2. That could be problematic.

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  3. This could be problematic.

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  4. This is going to be problematic.

    deDas wird problematisch.

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  5. The lack of transparency is problematic.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
posing a problem:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
posing a problem:
uncertain, debatable, questionable:
contributing to systemic discrimination:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French problématique, from Late Latin problematicus, from Ancient Gre

Borrowed from Middle French problématique, from Late Latin problematicus, from Ancient Greek προβληματικός (problēmatikós), from πρόβλημα (próblēma, “outjutting, barrier, problem”), from προβάλλω (probállō, “I throw, place before”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw, place”). By surface analysis, problem + -atic.

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Forms

more problematic, most problematic
Comparativemore problematic Lesson
Superlativemost problematic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

16 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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