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troublesome

 
Dictionary: trou·ble·some   (trŭb'əl-səm) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Causing trouble or anxiety; worrisome.
  2. Difficult; trying.
troublesomely trou'ble·some·ly adv.
troublesomeness trou'ble·some·ness n.

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Thesaurus: troublesome
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adjective

  1. Causing difficulty, trouble, or discomfort: difficult, incommodious, inconvenient. See comfort/discomfort.
  2. Troubling to the mind or emotions: disquieting, disruptive, distressful, distressing, disturbing, intrusive, perturbing, troublous, unsettling, upsetting, worrisome. See happy/unhappy, pain/pleasure.
  3. Troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations: annoying, bothersome, galling, irksome, irritating, nettlesome, plaguy, provoking, vexatious. See pain/pleasure.
  4. Hard to treat, manage, or cope with: wicked. Informal pesky. Slang mean2. See easy/hard.

Antonyms: troublesome
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adj

Definition: bothersome, worrisome
Antonyms: easy, helpful, nice, useful


WordNet: troublesome
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: difficult to deal with


Translations: Troublesome
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - besværlig, vanskelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
lastig, moeilijk

Français (French)
adj. - ennuyeux, gênant, pénible, désagréable (douleur)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - beschwerlich, lästig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - οχληρός, ενοχλητικός, μπελαλίδικος

Italiano (Italian)
difficile, importuno

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - perturbador (m), aborrecido (m), importuno (m), impertinente (m), espinhoso

Русский (Russian)
хлопотливый, причиняющий беспокойство

Español (Spanish)
adj. - difícil, molesto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - besvärlig, plågsam

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
麻烦的, 棘手的, 讨厌的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 麻煩的, 棘手的, 討厭的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 까다로운, 성가신, 귀찮은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 厄介な, 煩わしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شاق, عسير, مزعج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מרגיז, מדאיג‬


 
 
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