problématique

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin problēmaticus, 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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.ble.ma.tik/

Adjective

problématique (plural problématiques)

1. problematic
2. problematical

Related terms

• problème

Further reading

• “problématique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.