as in disturbing
causing worry or anxiety
the troublesome news that there will be more cuts in the school budget
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Recent Examples of troublesome
Nostalgia for this troublesome decade was more common among the men.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 May 2026
The Italian town is not the first area to struggle with troublesome peacocks or other birds.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Several factors make cancers in the pancreas especially troublesome.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 12 May 2026
Disarming Hamas has proven troublesome for international partners.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 May 2026
The Italian town is not the first area to struggle with troublesome peacocks or other birds.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Several factors make cancers in the pancreas especially troublesome.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 12 May 2026
Disarming Hamas has proven troublesome for international partners.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troublesome
Adjective
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The decision reignites one of the most disturbing trials in recent years – a tale full of drug abuse, domestic violence, false testimony and a missing 5-year-old girl.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Some clips, showing officers performing rapid and intense chest compressions on Lucy, were so disturbing that members of her family left the courtroom in tears.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Upending the character’s world is the arrival of a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory, whose unsettling presence coincides with the activities of a serial killer known as The Trawler.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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Her stance on gay and trans rights has evolved in especially unsettling ways.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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This should not be surprising as this is occurring in every part of the body, but of all the changes, those that occur in the brain are most troubling.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Dec. 2025
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The newest addition to his rep company is Jesse Plemons, who won Best Actor in Cannes last year for his three distinct parts in the troubling triptych Kinds of Kindness.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
9 Dec. 2025
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This problem usually begins in hidden crevices in seals and gaskets, but this nasty biofilm can eventually spread and make your dishwasher unsanitary.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 Dec. 2025
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Fluent in the Dominican power bouyon offshoot known as nasty business, Miimii commands the enterprise with sing-speak vocals that operate on a strictly single-entendre basis, dispensing with innuendo to directly address the question on her suitor’s hips.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
10 Dec. 2025
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What began as a quiet evening quickly turned frightening after the couple climbed onto the jetty rocks to look for shells and crabs.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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By the time of The Social Reckoning, a website that was once used to rate the attractiveness of women has gone on to disrupt global politics on a frightening scale.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
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“Troublesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troublesome. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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