constituting or presenting a problem or difficulty

the situation was problematic for teachers

this debate offers a timely opportunity to take a wider look at other problematic issues in our industry

involving or showing attitudes or ideas seen as discriminatory or offensive, especially in relation to issues of ethnicity or gender

it took me a long time to realize that these images were problematic

historic statues have been earmarked as problematic by anti-racism activists

problematic sexual behaviours

a thing that constitutes a problem

the problematics of artificial intelligence