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adjective
- 1. causing difficulty or annoyance: "schools are removing troublesome pupils" Similar Opposite
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adjective. us / ˈtrʌb·əl·səm / troublesome adjective (CAUSING WORRY) Add to word list. causing worry or anxiety: The troublesome fact is that we haven’t gotten much done. troublesome adjective (CAUSING DIFFICULTIES) causing problems or difficulties: His back has been troublesome for quite a while.
If something is troublesome, it annoys you or gives you difficulty. Your troublesome old car, for example, might be unreliable and have a history of breaking down at the most inconvenient moments. Use the adjective troublesome to describe things — or people — that are worrisome or inconvenient.
You use troublesome to describe something or someone that causes annoying problems or difficulties. He needed surgery to cure a troublesome back injury. Parents may find that a troublesome teenager becomes unmanageable. A troublesome situation or issue is full of complicated problems or difficulties.
Definition of troublesome adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Troublesome definition: causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious. See examples of TROUBLESOME used in a sentence.
1. : difficult, burdensome. 2. : giving trouble or anxiety : vexatious. troublesome news. troublesomely adverb. troublesomeness noun. Synonyms. discomforting. discomposing. disquieting. distressing. disturbing. nagging. nasty. perturbing. troubling. troublous. unsettling. upsetting. worrisome. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
Troublesome Definition. trŭbəl-səm. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Adjective. Filter. adjective. troublesomest. Characterized by or causing trouble, irritation, difficulty, distress, inconvenience, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: worrisome. wicked. wearisome. unruly. trying. tiresome.
Define troublesome. troublesome synonyms, troublesome pronunciation, troublesome translation, English dictionary definition of troublesome. adj. Characterized by or causing trouble or anxiety. trou′ble·some·ly adv. trou′ble·some·ness n.
(Definition of troublesome from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
troublesome meaning, definition, what is troublesome: causing problems, in an annoying way: Learn more.
