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
That can be troublesome as consumers are grappling with higher grocery prices and strained budgets.
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Bunger explains that constipation can be particularly troublesome for astronauts during the first few days in space while their bodies adjust.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
The biggest issue so far seems to have been a troublesome toilet—the first ever flown around the moon.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
Jeff said that software stocks are certainly troublesome.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Bunger explains that constipation can be particularly troublesome for astronauts during the first few days in space while their bodies adjust.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
The biggest issue so far seems to have been a troublesome toilet—the first ever flown around the moon.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
Jeff said that software stocks are certainly troublesome.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troublesome
Adjective
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Chronister said content on Abugharbieh’s phone had been erased, but a forensic examination revealed disturbing searches in the days before Bristy and Limon went missing.—
Mike Schneider,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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The series is riveting and disturbing, culminating with Bateman’s arrest and eventual conviction.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Still, things are unsettling here.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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But the intention is to create a new generation of horror films that draw from the unsettling power, psychological intensity, and cinematic ambition that made J-horror a defining force in global genre filmmaking.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But though this troubling backstory speaks to the writer’s underlying issues, there’s still the more immediate problem of Fiona’s disappearance.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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This is the troubling part about the WHCA Dinner shooting.—
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FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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During the Braves’ recent trip to Philadelphia, Kyle Farmer came down with a nasty illness possibly brought on by norovirus.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
1 May 2026
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Mfume has not joined in the negative attack game, but Conway, like other failing candidates, has decided his only political pathway is simply to run a nasty and divisive campaign.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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Late on against Newcastle, Rutter beat two players on the left with a frightening burst of pace and set up Minteh, only for the 21-year-old to blast over an empty net.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Dash camera video showed the frightening moment when a wheel from a United Airlines plane slammed into a bakery delivery truck that was traveling on the New Jersey Turnpike.—
Clara McMichael,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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“Troublesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troublesome. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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