Impasse vs Problematic - What's the difference?
impasse | problematic |
a road with no exit; a cul-de-sac
a deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made
* {{quote-book
, year=1960
, author=
, title=(Jeeves in the Offing)
, section=chapter XIV
, passage=“It seems to me the thing's an impasse . French expression,” I explained, “meaning that we're stymied good and proper with no hope of finding a formula.”}}
* 2010 ,
posing a problem; difficult to overcome or solve
debatable; open to doubt
unresolved or dubious
doubtful or uncertain in its outcome
As nouns the difference between impasse and problematic
is that impasse is a road with no exit; a cul-de-sac while problematic is (chiefly|in the plural) a problem or difficulty in a particular field of study.As an adjective problematic is
posing a problem; difficult to overcome or solve.impasse
English
Noun
(wikipedia impasse) (en noun)- "Young man, this town is at a bit of an impasse . If you have any suggestion that might help, now would be the time to voice it."