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
During troublesome 2025, the SPDR gold fund is up 15.3% in total return as of Thursday’s close, versus minus 2.6% for the S&P 500.
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Larry Light, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Lee says tariffs can be helpful in certain situations, but what’s been threatened by the Trump administration is more troublesome.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The Cyclones also shouldn’t be overlooked as their combination of forwards Audi Crooks and Addy Brown could be troublesome for Michigan and Notre Dame.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2025
Replaces: Kendall Lamm, who suffered a troublesome back injury last December, and planned to retire after playing his 10th season.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
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Larry Light, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Lee says tariffs can be helpful in certain situations, but what’s been threatened by the Trump administration is more troublesome.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The Cyclones also shouldn’t be overlooked as their combination of forwards Audi Crooks and Addy Brown could be troublesome for Michigan and Notre Dame.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2025
Replaces: Kendall Lamm, who suffered a troublesome back injury last December, and planned to retire after playing his 10th season.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troublesome
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Other times, Claude’s mental activity seems super disturbing and maybe even dangerous.—
Steven Levy,
Wired News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Just as disturbing and bizarre, at least one juror originally didn’t want to convict Zeigler at all and didn’t vote to do so until after that same judge ordered the bailiff to give her a Valium.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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The sight of a middle aged woman wearing a purple-and-yellow No. 77 Los Angeles Lakers jersey walking down Sunset Blvd. is still unsettling.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2025
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Pam Morris, 54, a freelance prop stylist, noticed another unsettling trend a few years ago, when a U.S. client asked her to art-direct a crew in Asia remotely for a shoot.—
Steven Kurutz,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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What McCoy found after taking over teetering nonprofit’s leadership was deeply troubling.—
Jack Fowler,
National Review,
7 Apr. 2025
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As the investigation unfolded, more troubling allegations followed.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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His other performances included as Robert De Niro’s nasty henchman in Michael Mann’s Heat (1995); as Marlon Brando’s insane assistant in John Frankenheimer’s The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) and as the suave crook Simon Templar in Phillip Noyce’s The Saint (1997).—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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The veteran forward took a nasty fall with 3:21 left in the fourth quarter, landed hard on his tailbone, and spent minutes down on the court surrounded by teammates and coaches.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2025
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Good news California began trying to police ghost guns after those frightening findings came out, enacting legislation in both 2022 and 2023 to curtail their unregulated sales.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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But the bloodshed that unfolded March 6-10 in Latakia and Tartous represents a frightening escalation.—
Chris Massaro,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Troublesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troublesome. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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