problematic
Plural: problematics
Adjective Satellite
- open to doubt or debate
- "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic"
- making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
- "a problematic situation at home"
Adj
- Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s):
- Difficult to overcome, solve, or decide.
- Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s):
- Not settled, uncertain, of uncertain outcome; debatable, questionable, open to doubt.
- Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s):
- Contributing (especially if subtly) to discrimination (such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or ageism).
- Only affirming the possibility that a predicate be actualised.
Noun
- A problem or difficulty in a particular field of study.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
baffling, debatable, elusive, knotty, problematical, tough, complex, complicated, controversial, difficult, doubtful, dubious, involved, questionable, troublesome, uncertain
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 19
problematic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordproblematic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
problematic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary