Troublesome Meaning
/ˈtɹʌbəlsəm/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCausing trouble or anxiety.
Sentence Examples
We have to somehow come through this troublesome situation.
What is most troublesome is the corruption of the best.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ software kept crashing and losing our critical files.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The leaking pipe in the basement has become a very ____ problem that we need to fix as soon as possible today.
Word Origin & History
From trouble + -some.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"As was the case with the "Merchant Navy" locomotives, some of these features have proved troublesome, and this in turn at times has reflected on performance as well as on maintenance."
— 1957 October 26, “Modification of "West Country" Class Pacific”, in Railway Magazine, page 727:
"The problem is that the likes of Shapps and his boss Boris Johnson are eager for a fight with the unions. They are being deliberately provocative, so they can portray railway workers as 'troublesome trots'."
— 2022 June 15, Christian Wolmar, “What do the railways need and how can we fulfil that need?”, in RAIL, number 959, page 45:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ software kept crashing and losing our critical files.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The leaking pipe in the basement has become a very ____ problem that we need to fix as soon as possible today.