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
The troublesome Houston zone was a coaching point during Thursday’s practice.
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Refusing to take responsibility for actions, shifting blame, and dismissing your feelings are all troublesome signs of a lack of accountability.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2025
It’s advised to create accounts on both apps—WeChat and Alipay—well before your trip, as registering within China can be troublesome.
—Chris Schalkx, AFAR Media, 22 May 2025
The most troublesome loan in Donald Trump’s empire, a $115 million mortgage against a Wall Street skyscraper, comes due in exactly 46 days.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Refusing to take responsibility for actions, shifting blame, and dismissing your feelings are all troublesome signs of a lack of accountability.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2025
It’s advised to create accounts on both apps—WeChat and Alipay—well before your trip, as registering within China can be troublesome.
—Chris Schalkx, AFAR Media, 22 May 2025
The most troublesome loan in Donald Trump’s empire, a $115 million mortgage against a Wall Street skyscraper, comes due in exactly 46 days.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troublesome
Adjective
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Nothing has officially happened yet, but the tension is disturbing with the consequences potentially devastating.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2025
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That’s a quite disturbing possibility since AGI could wield such an act on a scale of immense magnitude and with globally adverse consequences.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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For Armstrong, capturing the humanity of these men paints a more unsettling portrait than pure billionaire-trolling might.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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The main case under investigation is unsettling and satisfyingly intricate, with ample thematic connections to Morck, Akram and Rose’s respective forms of psychological damage.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Most troubling is a lack of true concern or remedies for a huge problem for America, our national debt, and the service on that $36 trillion debt, which amounts to almost a trillion dollars a year.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
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Furthermore, the occurrence is arguably even more troubling since newer vehicles have become so reliant on software for driving features.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Well, as referenced above, the United States was coming out of a nasty recession tied to the crisis in the mortgage market.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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But many of those story beats feel perfunctory; the film comes to life in the nastier, grislier set pieces.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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The ensuing action is gory and frightening — and even Wong got a little spooked by Hawkins.—
Eric Andersson,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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This is incredibly damaging to career prospects and, given how little knowledge exists in mainstream medical and occupational health circles, can feel confusing and frightening for those who don’t know where to turn for advice.—
Nancy Doyle,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Troublesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troublesome. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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