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troublesome

[truhb-uhl-suhm]

adjective

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

    a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.

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  2. laborious; difficult.

    Synonyms: , ,
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  3. Archaic.full of distress or affliction.



troublesome

/ ˈٰʌəə /

adjective

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

  2. characterized by violence; turbulent

“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
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • troublesomely adverb
  • troublesomeness noun
  • untroublesome adjective
  • ˈٰdzܲdz adverb
  • ˈٰdzܲdzԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of troublesome1

First recorded in 1540–50; trouble + -some 1
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A Highland house where "troublesome" secret agents were kept busy during World War Two has been put up for sale.

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For a decade, we were harried Los Angeles co-parents, entwined by conversations involving camp sign-ups, parent/teacher conferences, pediatrician appointments, dividing spring break weeks and the antidotes of two troublesome felines.

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On Monday, Roberts offered a seemingly troublesome update on the oft-injured right-hander.

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As different from the United States as all these cases are, there are still troublesome connections.

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But the options are "all very troublesome and expensive," she says.

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