Definitions
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“However, estimating what consumers will pay in the future is problematic.”
“The station is blessed with a cafe and staff accommodation, as it's an important crew changeover point, although this can be problematic when services are late.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Raises issues”11 letters
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