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 is probably true – but only makes the current freefall more troublesome.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
Florida’s wildlife commissioners set aside pleas and arguments from black bear advocates today and approved a December hunt of the state’s shy but increasingly troublesome species.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
Subsidies are no longer particularly troublesome for one simple reason: Trump, during his first term, and former President Joe Biden during his term, failed to appoint appellate judges to the WTO after it was left with just one of seven judges.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Above-ground tree roots can be just as troublesome and require special attention.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 July 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
Florida’s wildlife commissioners set aside pleas and arguments from black bear advocates today and approved a December hunt of the state’s shy but increasingly troublesome species.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
Subsidies are no longer particularly troublesome for one simple reason: Trump, during his first term, and former President Joe Biden during his term, failed to appoint appellate judges to the WTO after it was left with just one of seven judges.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Above-ground tree roots can be just as troublesome and require special attention.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troublesome
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On the morning of the massacre, an erratic-acting Westman posted a disturbing video displaying an arsenal of firearms, magazines and ammunition adorned with extremist writings.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps most disturbing were revelations about Reese Jones, an early funder.—
Thessaly La Force,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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Timothy Olyphant, with his bleached blond hair, looks like he was dragged right out of the 1970s, and makes for a deeply unsettling synthetic.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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This raises the unsettling question of what happens when a Democrat is elected President.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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To Flores' family and outreach groups, the lack of urgency sends a troubling message: missing unhoused people aren't a priority.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Despite all the troubling news and events around the world, there are still good things around us.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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For most people who contract the virus, symptoms resemble those of a nasty cold and include a runny nose, aches, sore throat, congestion and maybe a fever.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
23 Aug. 2025
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The 37-year-old plays Emilia Harcourt, an agent from the lack ops squad, A.R.G.U.S., who immediately shows off her skills in the season 2 premiere episode beating up men three times her size in a nasty bar brawl.—
Colleen Kratofil,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Trump’s project has emboldened ICE agents in frightening ways, too.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
23 Aug. 2025
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Her treatment began on May 20, 2024 at Michiana Hematology Oncology in Mishawaka, Indiana, but immediately took a frightening turn.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Troublesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troublesome. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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