troublesome

trou•ble•some adj.

causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty;
vexatious:a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
laborious;
difficult.
[Archaic.]full of distress or affliction.

trou′ble•some•ly, adv.
trou′ble•some•ness, n.

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troublesome /ˈtrʌb^əlsəm/ adj

ˈtroublesomeness n

trou•ble v., -bled, -bling, n.
v.

to disturb the calm and contentment of;
worry;
distress:[~ + object]The sufferings of the poor troubled him.
to put to inconvenience, pains, or the like: [~ + object + for + object]May I trouble you for a match?[~ + object + to + verb]May I trouble you to shut the door?
Pathology to cause pain or discomfort to;
afflict:[~ + object]to be troubled by arthritis.
to refuse to do something inconvenient;
to bother to do:[no object;~ + to + verb]He didn't even trouble to read the homework.

difficulty or annoyance:[uncountable]loves to make trouble for me.
an unfortunate occurrence;
misfortune: [uncountable]He's in a bit of financial trouble at the moment.[countable]He's had some financial troubles lately.
civil disorder or conflict: [uncountable]a time of trouble.[countable]during the troubles in South Africa.
Pathology a physical disease, etc.:[uncountable]heart trouble.
mental or emotional distress;
worry:[uncountable]a life full of trouble.[plural]He's got troubles on his mind.
effort, exertion, or inconvenience in accomplishing some deed, etc.:[countable* singular]I don't want you to go to any trouble over this.
something objectionable about something;
fault:[countable* singular]What's the trouble with the proposal?
a mechanical defect or breakdown: [uncountable]We had trouble with the washing machine.[countable]We've had troubles with the washing machine.

Idioms

Idioms in trouble:

trou•ble•some, adj.

trou•ble v., -bled, -bling, n.
v.t.

to disturb the mental calm and contentment of;
worry;
distress;
agitate.
to put to inconvenience, exertion, pains, or the like:May I trouble you to shut the door?
Pathologyto cause bodily pain, discomfort, or disorder to;
afflict:to be troubled by arthritis.
to annoy, vex, or bother:Don't trouble her with petty complaints now.
to disturb, agitate, or stir up so as to make turbid, as water or wine:A heavy gale troubled the ocean waters.

v.i.

to put oneself to inconvenience, extra effort, or the like.
to be distressed or agitated mentally;
worry:She always troubled over her son's solitariness.

difficulty, annoyance, or harassment:It would be no trouble at all to advise you.
unfortunate or distressing position, circumstance, or occurrence;
misfortune:Financial trouble may threaten security.
civil disorder, disturbance, or conflict:political trouble in the new republic; labor troubles.
Pathologya physical disorder, disease, ailment, etc.;
ill health:heart trouble; stomach trouble.
mental or emotional disturbance or distress;
worry:Trouble and woe were her lot in life.
an instance of this:some secret trouble weighing on his mind; a mother who shares all her children's troubles.
effort, exertion, or pains in doing something;
inconvenience endured in accomplishing some action, deed, etc.:The results were worth the trouble it took.
an objectionable feature;
problem;
drawback:The trouble with your proposal is that it would be too costly to implement.
something or someone that is a cause or source of disturbance, distress, annoyance, etc.
a personal habit or trait that is a disadvantage or a cause of mental distress:His greatest trouble is oversensitivity.
Government the Troubles:
- the violence and civil war in Ireland, 1920–22.
- the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland, beginning in 1969.
in trouble, [Informal.]pregnant out of wedlock (used as a euphemism).

Middle French, derivative of troubler
Vulgar Latin *turbulare, derivative of *turbulus turbid, back formation from Latin turbulentus turbulent; (noun, nominal) Middle English
Old French troubler
(verb, verbal) Middle English troublen 1175–1225

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trou′bled•ness, n.
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