Definition of troublesome
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: difficult, burdensome
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troublesomely
adverb
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Examples of troublesome in a Sentence
the troublesome news that there will be more cuts in the school budget
Recent Examples of troublesome from the Web
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The first two or three versions of Mac OS X were troublesome, to say the least.
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The move from a niche in expensive electric cars to bringing battery power to the masses has been troublesome, to say the least.
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And indeed, the people seem to have taken notice of this charismatic-yet-troublesome minifauna—think of them like the popular kids in high school.
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And perhaps most troublesome: microplastics that take thousands of years to degrade – a scourge for sea life and everything on up the food chain – permeating even the most remote oceans on earth.
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Unlike the case in your experience, the men were apparently not being troublesome.
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Apparently, the difference between Profar's spring test and the tests last week were troublesome.
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But attacking the Assad regime is particularly troublesome because even the dubious rationale the U.S. uses to launch drone strikes around a wide swath of the world from Africa to South Asia doesn’t hold any water here.
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The loss of the grant is especially troublesome for RTA's paratransit fleet of 15 cutaway vehicles and 13 vans, which have all reached their useful life spans.
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First Known Use of troublesome
1542
troublesome Synonyms
Synonyms
discomforting, discomposing, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, nagging, nasty, perturbing, troubling, troublous, unsettling, upsetting, worrisome;
Antonyms
Near Antonyms
calming, quieting, settling, soothing;
comforting, consoling, lulling, narcotic, pacifying, relaxing, sedative, tranquilizing (also tranquillizing);
Related Words
daunting, demoralizing, discomfiting, disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying, dispiriting;
alarming, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening, frightful, ghastly, hair-raising, horrendous, horrible, horrifying, intimidating, scary, shocking, terrible, terrifying;
TROUBLESOME Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of troublesome for English Language Learners
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: causing problems or worry : causing trouble
TROUBLESOME Defined for Kids
Definition of troublesome for Students
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: giving distress or anxiety
- troublesome news
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: difficult to deal with
- a troublesome child
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