troublesome
causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
laborious; difficult.
Archaic. full of distress or affliction.
Origin of troublesome
1Other words for troublesome
| 1 | perplexing, galling, harassing |
| 2 | arduous, hard, burdensome |
Opposites for troublesome
Other words from troublesome
- trou·ble·some·ly, adverb
- trou·ble·some·ness, noun
- un·trou·ble·some, adjective
Words Nearby troublesome
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use troublesome in a sentence
Now, it appears that internet access is emerging as a new and troublesome determinant of health.
One big hiccup in US efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines? Poor internet access. | By Tamra Burns Loeb, Et Al./The Conversation | February 10, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThat worry has already prompted some vaccine makers to look for ways to tweak their shots to keep up with these troublesome newcomers.
How coronavirus variants may pose challenges for COVID-19 vaccines | Erin Garcia de Jesus | January 27, 2021 | Science NewsIt only feels like there’s something more imminently troublesome going on.
How to keep your anxiety from spiraling out of control | Sara Chodosh | January 15, 2021 | Popular-ScienceAfter all, teeth are a notoriously troublesome aspect of human anatomy, and dental troubles don’t wait for a pandemic to end before they strike.
Over the last few months, industries in the US have had to contend with a troublesome carbon dioxide shortage.
US carbon dioxide supply is a bottleneck for Covid-19 vaccine distribution | Katherine Ellen Foley | September 12, 2020 | Quartz
But this approach can be troublesome for a variety of reasons.
The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for Shots | Emily Shire | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhy the government is so vehemently eager to delist the grizzly remains a troublesome question.
Reputations are constantly being disinterred, re-examined, re-purposed for use in the troublesome present.
The Gods of Punk Are Back in New York City | Anthony Haden-Guest | September 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYes, Moscow and Tehran are troublesome today for a variety of good reasons.
Here's How to Dig Out of This 'Stupid Sh*t' U.S. Foreign Policy | Leslie H. Gelb | August 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe regime has, to date, never definitively weighed in on whether these troublesome critters had imperialist or fascist ties.
Who Will Maduro Blame for Venezuela’s Blackout This Time? | Daniel Lansberg-Rodríguez | June 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMy soul hateth your new moons, and your solemnities: they are become troublesome to me, I am weary of bearing them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousHe shall not be sad, nor troublesome, till he set judgment in the earth, and the islands shall wait for his law.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAs already reported in my telegram, fire from the Asiatic shore is at times troublesome, but I am taking steps to deal with it.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThe first method is the more troublesome, but, without comparison, the better one.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferI caught a violent cold the very same day: it has settled in my eyes, I believe, for they have been troublesome to me ever since.
The Battle of Hexham; | George Colman
British Dictionary definitions for troublesome
/ (ˈtrʌbəlsəm) /
causing a great deal of trouble; worrying, upsetting, or annoying
characterized by violence; turbulent
Derived forms of troublesome
- troublesomely, adverb
- troublesomeness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse