troublesome

adjectiveattested in dialogue

//ˈtɹʌbəlsəm//
//ˈtɹʌbl̩səm//

Causing trouble or anxiety.

adjective

1
Causing trouble or anxiety.
The computer has been very troublesome for me. It never works when I need to use it.
As was the case with the "Merchant Navy" locomotives, some of these features have proved troublesome, and this in turn at times has reflected on performance as well as on maintenance.
The problem is that the likes of Shapps and his boss Boris Johnson are eager for a fight with the unions. They are being deliberately provocative, so they can portray railway workers as 'troublesome trots'.

Etymology

From trouble + -some.

Forms

comparative: more troublesome
superlative: most troublesome

troubled · Anxious, worried, careworn.troublemaker · One who causes trouble, especially one who does so…Troubles · The continued violence and terrorist, military and…

troublesome · Causing trouble or anxiety.

troubling · distressing, worrying trough · A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or…troupe · A company of, often touring, acrobats, actors, singers or…

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