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troublesome

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trou·ble·some  (trbl-sm)
adj.
1. Causing trouble or anxiety; worrisome.
2. Difficult; trying.
trouble·some·ly adv.
trouble·some·ness n.
troublesome [ˈtrʌbəlsəm]
adj
1. causing a great deal of trouble; worrying, upsetting, or annoying
2. characterized by violence; turbulent
troublesomely  adv
troublesomeness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.troublesometroublesome - difficult to deal with; "a troublesome infection"; "a troublesome situation"
difficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
troublesome
adjective
1. bothersome, trying, taxing, demanding, difficult, worrying, upsetting, annoying, irritating, tricky, harassing, oppressive, arduous, tiresome, inconvenient, laborious, burdensome, hard, worrisome, irksome, wearisome, vexatious, importunate, pestilential, plaguy (informal) The economy has become a troublesome problem for the party.
bothersome easy, simple, calming, pleasant, soothing, agreeable, congenial, undemanding
2. disorderly, violent, turbulent, rebellious, unruly, rowdy, recalcitrant, undisciplined, uncooperative, refractory, insubordinate Parents may find that a troublesome teenager becomes unmanageable.
disorderly disciplined, obedient, well-behaved, eager-to-please
Translations
troublesome [ˈtrʌblsəm] ADJ [person] → fastidioso, molesto, latoso; [headache, toothache etc] → molesto; [dispute, problem] → difícil, penoso
now don't be troublesome → no seas difícil
troublesome [ˈtrʌbəlsəm] adj [child, teenager] → difficile; [cough, stammer, injury] → gênant(e), pénible; [problem, issue] → ennuyeux/euse
trouble spot n → point m chaud
troublesome [ˈtrʌblsəm] adj (person) → molesto/a, importuno/a; (headache) → fastidioso/a; (dispute, problem) → difficile, seccante
troublesome [ˈtrʌblsəm] adj (person) → molesto/a, importuno/a; (headache) → fastidioso/a; (dispute, problem) → difficile, seccante


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The fact is, that there was considerable difficulty in inducing Oliver to take upon himself the office of respiration,--a troublesome practice, but one which custom has rendered necessary to our easy existence; and for some time he lay gasping on a little flock mattress, rather unequally poised between this world and the next: the balance being decidedly in favour of the latter.
Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context
A TROUBLESOME CROW seated herself on the back of a Sheep.
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I like him on the whole very well; he is clever and has a good deal to say, but he is sometimes impertinent and troublesome.
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