Problematic
adjective
Causing difficulties or problems.
The lack of parking spaces in the city is problematic.
Often appears as...
- problematic situation
- problematic issue
adjective
Not certain or decided.
The future of the project remains problematic.
Often appears as...
- problematic future
- problematic outcome
adjective
Open to doubt or debate.
His claim to the property is problematic.
Often appears as...
- problematic claim
- problematic validity
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Formal
Legal
adjective
Causing difficulties or problems.
The lack of parking spaces in the city is problematic.
Often appears as...
- problematic situation
- problematic issue
adjective
Not certain or decided.
The future of the project remains problematic.
Often appears as...
- problematic future
- problematic outcome
adjective
Open to doubt or debate.
His claim to the property is problematic.
Often appears as...
- problematic claim
- problematic validity
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Identifying Challenges
Use 'problematic' when pointing out issues that complicate a situation.
The outdated software is problematic for the workflow.
Pro Tip 2/3Implying Improvement Need
Suggest that something should be improved or addressed by labeling it problematic.
The company's policy on holidays is problematic and should be reviewed.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjectivity Awareness
Remember 'problematic' can be subjective, varying by personal perspective or context.
What's problematic for one person may be fine for another.
Pro Tip 1/3Identifying Challenges
Use 'problematic' when pointing out issues that complicate a situation.
The outdated software is problematic for the workflow.
Pro Tip 2/3Implying Improvement Need
Suggest that something should be improved or addressed by labeling it problematic.
The company's policy on holidays is problematic and should be reviewed.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjectivity Awareness
Remember 'problematic' can be subjective, varying by personal perspective or context.
What's problematic for one person may be fine for another.
Pro Tip 1/3Identifying Challenges
Use 'problematic' when pointing out issues that complicate a situation.
The outdated software is problematic for the workflow.
Pro Tip 2/3Implying Improvement Need
Suggest that something should be improved or addressed by labeling it problematic.
The company's policy on holidays is problematic and should be reviewed.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjectivity Awareness
Remember 'problematic' can be subjective, varying by personal perspective or context.
What's problematic for one person may be fine for another.
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With chronic malnutrition being the norm for most of human history, genetics evolved to favor fat storage. So when did body fat become problematic? The negative impacts of being overweight were not even noted in medical literature until as late as the 18th century. Then, technological advances coupled with public health measures
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some scientists think that we produce over a billion antibodies. But the important thing to remember is that our immune system has many different parts playing many different roles. That's what makes this concept of "boosting" so problematic.
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The dark history of IQ...
But a similarly problematic practice using subtest scores is still sometimes used to diagnose learning disabilities, against the advice of many experts. Psychologists around the world still use IQ tests to identify intellectual disability,
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Design that’s in...
sophisticated objects I believe that technology is great though but it's even greater you know when this application corresponds to the problematic face we probably need to observe more and should not be completely blinded by our ego and
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How craving attention...
where people all over the world collaborate on all kinds of creative projects, so I don't think that social media or smartphones or any technology is problematic in and of itself. if we're going to talk about the perils of creativity
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Alligators Take Over...
contaminant body burden levels um using the blood and their tail muscle that i collect mercury is a neurotoxin so any type of movement or reaction response behavior mercury can delay and this behavior could be problematic because it
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How caffeine and alcohol...
of the most misunderstood sleep aids out there. In fact, it's anything but a sleep aid. And it can be problematic for your sleep in at least three different ways. First, alcohol is in a class of drugs that we call the sedatives.
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Record Cave Dive Leaves...
problematic and the cave itself is very dark the current in the river is strong and the water is just above freezing because of the extreme conditions divers have been unable to reach the cave source one diver lost his life
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Elon Musk: A future...
a billion or more of the world's poorest people. If they examine sort of -- I think there's some axiomatic flaws that are leading them to that conclusion. For sure, it would be very problematic if I was consuming,
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The immortal cells of...
he sent samples to labs all over the world. Soon the world's first cell production facility was churning out 6 trillion HeLa cells a week, and scientists put them to work in an ethically problematic way,
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What is obesity? - Mia...
With chronic malnutrition being the norm for most of human history, genetics evolved to favor fat storage. So when did body fat become problematic? The negative impacts of being overweight were not even noted in medical literature until as late as the 18th century. Then, technological advances coupled with public health measures
Video examples
Can you actually boost...
some scientists think that we produce over a billion antibodies. But the important thing to remember is that our immune system has many different parts playing many different roles. That's what makes this concept of "boosting" so problematic.
Video examples
The dark history of IQ...
But a similarly problematic practice using subtest scores is still sometimes used to diagnose learning disabilities, against the advice of many experts. Psychologists around the world still use IQ tests to identify intellectual disability,
Video examples
Design that’s in...
sophisticated objects I believe that technology is great though but it's even greater you know when this application corresponds to the problematic face we probably need to observe more and should not be completely blinded by our ego and
Video examples
How craving attention...
where people all over the world collaborate on all kinds of creative projects, so I don't think that social media or smartphones or any technology is problematic in and of itself. if we're going to talk about the perils of creativity
Video examples
Alligators Take Over...
contaminant body burden levels um using the blood and their tail muscle that i collect mercury is a neurotoxin so any type of movement or reaction response behavior mercury can delay and this behavior could be problematic because it
Video examples
How caffeine and alcohol...
of the most misunderstood sleep aids out there. In fact, it's anything but a sleep aid. And it can be problematic for your sleep in at least three different ways. First, alcohol is in a class of drugs that we call the sedatives.
Video examples
Record Cave Dive Leaves...
problematic and the cave itself is very dark the current in the river is strong and the water is just above freezing because of the extreme conditions divers have been unable to reach the cave source one diver lost his life
Video examples
Elon Musk: A future...
a billion or more of the world's poorest people. If they examine sort of -- I think there's some axiomatic flaws that are leading them to that conclusion. For sure, it would be very problematic if I was consuming,
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The immortal cells of...
he sent samples to labs all over the world. Soon the world's first cell production facility was churning out 6 trillion HeLa cells a week, and scientists put them to work in an ethically problematic way,
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Eric Bogosian
American Actor
If you say city to people, people have no problem thinking of the city as rife with problematic, screwed-up people, but if you say suburbs - and I'm not the first person to say this, it's been said over and over again in literature - there's a sense of normalcy.
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Eckhart Tolle
German Speaker
Thoughts are fine when you don't confuse them with who you are, and then thoughts are not a problem. Thinking is a wonderful tool to create things in this world. It only becomes problematic and a source of suffering when you confuse thinking with who you are.
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Nick Cave
Australian Musician
The more settled I've become, the more problematic my characters have become. There was a period when I wrote sensitive and gentle songs and these came at a time when life was at its most destructive. I think you write about what you need, on some level.
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Etgar Keret
Israeli Writer
Generally, all my life, I have had strong friction with life - I was a problematic soldier, I was kicked out of the army, I was in fights. There was something about writing that was a way of experimenting with this emotion.
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Terry Teachout
American Critic
In a world without any criticism at all, although there are many actors who would think they would be delighted to see that happen, would in fact be a far more problematic world than they could ever imagine.
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Junot Diaz
American Writer
Artists are not cheerleaders, and we're not the heads of tourism boards. We expose and discuss what is problematic, what is contradictory, what is hurtful and what is silenced in the culture we're in.
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Paul Keating
Australian Politician
A more worldly and competent foreign and defence policy is by far the preferred first line of defence - rather than the default position of relying on expensive but problematic hardware.
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Tzipi Livni
Israeli Politician
Israel has a problem not because of the perception that the entire world is against us, but because of the government's problematic policies.
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Ori Gersht
Israeli Photographer
I look at life as a one-time opportunity, and you have to take pleasure in each moment, even if it is very problematic.
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Terry Gross
American Journalist
Often real life is boring and problematic. I love the edited version of it.
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Eric Bogosian
American Actor
If you say city to people, people have no problem thinking of the city as rife with problematic, screwed-up people, but if you say suburbs - and I'm not the first person to say this, it's been said over and over again in literature - there's a sense of normalcy.
Quote examples
Eckhart Tolle
German Speaker
Thoughts are fine when you don't confuse them with who you are, and then thoughts are not a problem. Thinking is a wonderful tool to create things in this world. It only becomes problematic and a source of suffering when you confuse thinking with who you are.
Quote examples
Nick Cave
Australian Musician
The more settled I've become, the more problematic my characters have become. There was a period when I wrote sensitive and gentle songs and these came at a time when life was at its most destructive. I think you write about what you need, on some level.
Quote examples
Etgar Keret
Israeli Writer
Generally, all my life, I have had strong friction with life - I was a problematic soldier, I was kicked out of the army, I was in fights. There was something about writing that was a way of experimenting with this emotion.
Quote examples
Terry Teachout
American Critic
In a world without any criticism at all, although there are many actors who would think they would be delighted to see that happen, would in fact be a far more problematic world than they could ever imagine.
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Junot Diaz
American Writer
Artists are not cheerleaders, and we're not the heads of tourism boards. We expose and discuss what is problematic, what is contradictory, what is hurtful and what is silenced in the culture we're in.
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Paul Keating
Australian Politician
A more worldly and competent foreign and defence policy is by far the preferred first line of defence - rather than the default position of relying on expensive but problematic hardware.
Quote examples
Tzipi Livni
Israeli Politician
Israel has a problem not because of the perception that the entire world is against us, but because of the government's problematic policies.
Quote examples
Ori Gersht
Israeli Photographer
I look at life as a one-time opportunity, and you have to take pleasure in each moment, even if it is very problematic.
Quote examples
Terry Gross
American Journalist
Often real life is boring and problematic. I love the edited version of it.
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