Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

problematize

/ˈpɹɑbləmətaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: prob-lema-tize
IPA: /ˈpɹɑbləmətaɪz/

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make something into a problem.

Transitive verb

verb

To consider something as if it were a problem.

Transitive verb

verb

To propose problems.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

""If the mob are involved in building a casino," Tina says, "offing some guy who's problematizing their plans is nothing to them. […]"
"Dr Allen said it could affect social cohesion and potentially drive harmful rhetoric around migration when Australia's population change was problematised."
"Hear him problematize."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek προβάλλω (probállō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek πρόβλημα, προβλήματος (próblēma, problḗmatos) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English problematize From Ancient Greek πρόβλημα, προβλήματος (próblēma, problḗmatos) + English -ize.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɹɑbləmətaɪz/
British English: /ˈpɹɒbləmətaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

problematizes (present, singular) problematizing (participle, present) problematized (participle, past) problematized (past) problematise (alternative)

Derived Forms

deproblematize problematizable problematization problematizer reproblematize unproblematized

Synonyms

problem

Questions

How do you pronounce problematize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɑbləmətaɪz/.
What does problematize mean?: To make something into a problem.
Where does problematize come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek προβάλλω (probállō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek πρόβλημα, προβλήματος (próblēma, problḗmatos) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English problematize From Ancient Greek πρόβλημα, προβλήματος (próblēma, problḗmatos) + English -ize.

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