as in disturbing
causing worry or anxiety
the troublesome news that there will be more cuts in the school budget
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Recent Examples of troublesome
That can be troublesome as consumers are grappling with higher grocery prices and strained budgets.
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Bunger explains that constipation can be particularly troublesome for astronauts during the first few days in space while their bodies adjust.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
The biggest issue so far seems to have been a troublesome toilet—the first ever flown around the moon.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
Jeff said that software stocks are certainly troublesome.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
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Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Bunger explains that constipation can be particularly troublesome for astronauts during the first few days in space while their bodies adjust.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
The biggest issue so far seems to have been a troublesome toilet—the first ever flown around the moon.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
Jeff said that software stocks are certainly troublesome.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troublesome
Adjective
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Angels fans who had regained some faith in Yusei Kikuchi after last weekend’s encouraging start could only watch with frustration as all of that was wiped away in one disturbing inning.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Most disturbing about the Game 3 blowout was not the who, but the how.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Still, things are unsettling here.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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But the intention is to create a new generation of horror films that draw from the unsettling power, psychological intensity, and cinematic ambition that made J-horror a defining force in global genre filmmaking.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Their meteoric rise in just the last year is deeply troubling, and state Attorney General Nick Brown is right to have filed a recent lawsuit to stop Kalshi, one of the largest markets, from operating in Washington state.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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The row has raised yet more troubling questions about decision-making in the EU, which can often be held hostage to national interests when unanimous votes are required.—
Karel Janicek,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The duo made up for the absence of Wembanyama, who did not clear concussion protocol after a nasty fall knocked him out early from a Game 2 loss.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lomu did not fit the typical profile Mike Vrabel seeks in linemen, players with a nasty streak and fierce play demeanor.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Her Dispatch from the scene captured the moments of frightening confusion as high-ranking members of the government were whisked away from the Washington Hilton, where the event was held.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2026
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The ultimate scene packs a punch here — without spoiling things, Abigail Onwunali is particularly powerful in a role that Wilson saves till the eleventh hour, and Boone goes to places at once frightening and devastating.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Troublesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troublesome. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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