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English word

problematic

C1
UK /ˌprɒbləˈmætɪk/US /ˌprɑːbləˈmætɪk/
adjective

difficult to deal with or to understand; full of problems; not certain to be successful

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Sentence 346 · Pro
Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture
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Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture

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For sure, it would be very problematic if I was consuming, you know, billions of dollars a year in personal consumption.

Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about (TED 2022)Sentence 676 · Pro

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