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's particularly troublesome for Buffy, who goes as a helpless 18th-century girl.
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Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
That makes the inflation data even more troublesome.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
Schütte’s various works about monuments remain particularly troublesome.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
This is troublesome, as it was found that more than 13,000 additional primary care providers, 10,000 dental care providers and 6,000 mental health providers are needed to meet U.S. demand.
—Cory White, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
That makes the inflation data even more troublesome.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
Schütte’s various works about monuments remain particularly troublesome.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
This is troublesome, as it was found that more than 13,000 additional primary care providers, 10,000 dental care providers and 6,000 mental health providers are needed to meet U.S. demand.
—Cory White, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troublesome
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The issue is complicated by the fact that those on X likely see Musk's posts with almost disturbing regularity.Peter Suciu, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Hammer’s talent agency, WME, drops him. March 11, 2021: Vanity Fair publishes a bizarre bombshell article on the Hammer family, outlining Hammer’s upbringing in the Cayman Islands and revealing multiple disturbing details about his relatives.Lydia Wang, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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The great director Hiro Murai collaborated with Glover on one of the most unsettling half-hours of TV in the 2010s, an experience that unfolded without commercial breaks.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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The only person who sees what’s disturbing about her is her daughter, Eva, and very soon all will see what is unsettling about her, too.Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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Blowing late-game leads had become a troubling trend for the Clippers this season, which pushed their first five games down to the wire.Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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Rising Arrests Amidst Tensions Woodland's situation is emblematic of a troubling trend: the increasing arrest of American citizens in Russia while relations between Moscow and Washington reach post-Cold War lows.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Good post for a mid- to late-November afternoon: 70 to 100 yards back in timber and along the thickest, nastiest ditch that leads out to crops. 59) Don’t waste precious rut-hunting time.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Reason for Ranking: Yet another solid (and prescient) premise that’s spoiled by a nasty streak and curious jokes about, uh, Abraham Lincoln hitting on Homer.Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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For example, people often dodge screenings and diagnostic tests to avoid the frightening possibility of discovering cancer.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Demi Moore is sharing scary photos of a frightening side of her character in the body horror movie The Substance.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Troublesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troublesome. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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