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
Jackson’s death leaves a void in Civil Rights activism and needed voting-rights advocacy in these troublesome times.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
More troublesome is Raju’s relationship with Poonam (Salma Agha, playing the Catherine of this piece).
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
The Miami Dolphins new regime began the process of releasing players to trim the team’s payroll in an effort to fix the franchise’s troublesome cap situations.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
But development of Starship has proved more troublesome than Musk projected, with the rocket experiencing catastrophic failures across multiple test flights in recent years.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
More troublesome is Raju’s relationship with Poonam (Salma Agha, playing the Catherine of this piece).
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
The Miami Dolphins new regime began the process of releasing players to trim the team’s payroll in an effort to fix the franchise’s troublesome cap situations.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
But development of Starship has proved more troublesome than Musk projected, with the rocket experiencing catastrophic failures across multiple test flights in recent years.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troublesome
Adjective
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The stumblebum energy disarms us, which makes the gruesome cruelty of the kills that much more disturbing.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday, Givens described the allegations accusing her of allowing a staff member to impersonate her during a court hearing as disturbing.—
Jane Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The series centers on a couple whose lives are upended after welcoming a seemingly ideal caregiver into their home, only to find boundaries blurred and control slipping as the arrangement spirals into a tense, unsettling power struggle.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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Eighty or more minutes later at the end of the Agnus Dei, when the great plea for peace reaches its ultimate transcendence, up becomes, in one of the most profoundly unsettling moments in all music, down again.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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The timing, the statewide reach, and the viewpoint-specific framing of the letter present a picture that is, at minimum, deeply troubling.—
Clark Kauffman,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
27 Feb. 2026
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More troubling, Hegseth is threatening to invoke the Defense Production Act to compel Anthropic to drop its guardrails.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That downtrend was definitively broken in 2022 as the nastiest bout of inflation in 40 years took hold.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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After sets from intergenerational jam bands and folk-rock legends, the newest resident at Las Vegas’ Sphere will be a little louder and nastier than usual.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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In a heartfelt Instagram video, Lindsey Vonn shared how her doctor saved her leg from amputation after the frightening crash at the Milan‑Cortina Olympics.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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While Lindsey Vonn’s Olympic comeback ended with a frightening crash in Cortina d’Ampezzo, overall, Team USA broke its winter gold medal record, set on home soil at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Troublesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troublesome. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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