Sekirov Dictionary

problematic

UK /ˌpɹɒb.ləˈmæt.ɪk/US /ˌpɹɑ.bləˈmæt.ɪk/

adjective 5
noun 1
forms 3

adjective5

Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s).
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Difficult to overcome, solve, or decide.
- And the most problematic thing of all is that it is impossible for me even to know and tell you their names, unless one of them happens to be a playwright. — 1993
Contributing (especially if subtly) to discrimination (such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or ageism).
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Not settled, uncertain, of uncertain outcome; debatable, questionable, open to doubt.
- it portends a problematic future for the movement
(old-fashioned) Only affirming the possibility that a predicate be actualised.

noun1

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A problem or difficulty in a particular field of study.
- The seemingly intractable problematic of essentialism versus antiessentialism and primordialism versus circumstantialism endemic to identity analysis today. — 2006

forms

problematics · more problematic · most problematic

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