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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
Adjective
causing trouble
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 2. disorderly, violent, turbulent, rebellious, unruly, rowdy, recalcitrant, undisciplined, uncooperative, refractory, insubordinate << OPPOSITE well-behaved
Translations
Spanish troublesome [ˈtrʌblsəm] adjmolesto, inoportuno
French troublesome [ˈtrʌblsəm] trouble adj [child] → fatigant(e)difficile; [cough] → gênant(e)
German troublesome [ˈtrʌblsəm] trouble adj [child] → schwierig; [cough etc] → lästig
Italian troublesome [ˈtrʌblsəm] adjfastidioso/a, 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.
A TROUBLESOME CROW seated herself on the back of a Sheep.
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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