Problematical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

open to doubt or debate

making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˌɑːbəlmˈæɾɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˌɒbəlmˈatɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˌɒbəlmˈatɪkəl/

5 syllables Say it as /pɹˌɑːbəlmˈæɾɪkəl/.

Examples

If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic
a baffling problem
I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

elusive debatable tough problematic knotty baffling

Parts of Speech

adjective	open to doubt or debate “If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic”
adjective	making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe “a baffling problem”

Word Forms

problem	noun	a source of difficulty
knottiness	noun	puzzling complexity
toughness	noun	impressive difficulty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

problematisch

offen für Zweifel oder Debatten

🇫🇷French

problématique

ouvert au doute ou au débat

🇪🇸Spanish

problemático

abierto a dudas o debate

🇮🇹Italian

problematico

aperto al dubbio o al dibattito

🇳🇱Dutch

problematisch

open voor twijfel of debat

🇵🇹Portuguese

problemático

aberto a dúvidas ou debate

🇷🇺Russian

проблематичный

открыт для сомнений или дискуссий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समस्यात्मक

संदेह या बहस के लिए खुला

🇧🇩Bengali

সমস্যাযুক্ত

সন্দেহ বা বিতর্কের জন্য উন্মুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரச்சனைக்குரிய

சந்தேகம் அல்லது விவாதத்திற்கு திறந்திருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమస్యాత్మకమైనది

సందేహం లేదా చర్చకు తెరవండి

🇮🇳Marathi

समस्याप्रधान

शंका किंवा वादविवादासाठी खुले

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમસ્યારૂપ

શંકા અથવા ચર્ચા માટે ખુલ્લા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಸ್ಯಾತ್ಮಕ

ಅನುಮಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಚರ್ಚೆಗೆ ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രശ്നകരമായ

സംശയത്തിനോ സംവാദത്തിനോ തുറന്നിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮੱਸਿਆ ਵਾਲਾ

ਸ਼ੱਕ ਜਾਂ ਬਹਿਸ ਲਈ ਖੁੱਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مسئلہ

شک یا بحث کے لئے کھلا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有问题的

值得怀疑或辩论

🇯🇵Japanese

問題のある

疑問や議論を受け入れる

🇰🇷Korean

문제가 있는

의심이나 논쟁의 여지가 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có vấn đề

cởi mở để nghi ngờ hoặc tranh luận

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นปัญหา

เปิดให้สงสัยหรืออภิปราย

🇮🇩Indonesian

bermasalah

terbuka untuk keraguan atau perdebatan

🇵🇭Filipino

may problema

bukas sa pagdududa o debate

🇲🇾Malay

bermasalah

terbuka kepada keraguan atau perdebatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إشكالي

مفتوحة للشك أو النقاش

🇮🇷Persian

مشکل ساز

قابل تردید یا بحث است

🇹🇷Turkish

sorunlu

şüpheye veya tartışmaya açık

🇮🇱Hebrew

בעייתי

פתוח לספק או לוויכוח

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