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Definitions

troublesome

[truhb-uhl-suhm] / ˈtrʌb əl səm /
ADJECTIVE
bothersome, worrisome
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alarming annoying burdensome damaging dangerous difficult inconvenient intractable irksome irritating messy painful problematic taxing tough tricky ugly unruly vexing worrying
WEAK
arduous demanding disquieting harassing hard heavy importunate infestive laborious mean murder oppressive pesky pestiferous pestilential refractory repressive rough tiresome troublous trying ungovernable uphill upsetting vexatious wearisome wicked
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agreeable aiding beneficial delicate easy gentle helpful kind manageable nice pleasant pleasing safe uncomplicated
WEAK
useful

Example Sentences

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The disruption is troublesome for Kenya, which is also dependent on fuel imports.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

For Gen, the settled beavers and transformation of habitat more than make up for the run around given by the troublesome two.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The Arm architecture used by the Nvidia-MediaTek team has proved troublesome for gamers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Such opaque processes and tariff volatility are particularly troublesome for small businesses.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

“Today’s gleaning was...more troublesome than expected,” he said.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman