troublesome

[truhb-uhl-suhm]

adjective

1. causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious.

   a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.

   Synonyms: galling

2. laborious; difficult.

   Synonyms: burdensome, hard, arduous
   Antonyms: easy

3. Archaic.,  full of distress or affliction.

troublesome

/ ˈtrʌbəlsəm /

adjective

1. causing a great deal of trouble; worrying, upsetting, or annoying

2. characterized by violence; turbulent

Other Word Forms

• troublesomely adverb
• troublesomeness noun
• untroublesome adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of troublesome¹

First recorded in 1540–50; trouble + -some ¹

Example Sentences

His troublesome knees meant he played only two more Tests in the 18 months that followed, including missing the defence in Australia in 2006-07.

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Mr. Richburg says he doesn’t know for sure why the offer was declined, but “we speculated the reason was they thought this thing would be troublesome.”

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"The animal was troublesome at first, but in the end, it became tame and became one of the children," he said.

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His first playoff outing was troublesome: Giving up two hits and two walks while recording only one out in Game 2 of the wild-card series against the Reds.

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Someone in the group chat responded to Solomon’s text after he shared it and said, “That image is troublesome on many levels.”

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