troublesome

troublesome

English

Etymology

trouble +‎ -some

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹʌbəlsəm/, /ˈtɹʌbl̩səm/

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Adjective

troublesome (comparative more troublesome, superlative most troublesome)

1. Causing trouble or anxiety

   The computer has been very troublesome for me. It never works when I need to use it.

   • 2022 June 15, Christian Wolmar, “What do the railways need and how can we fulfil that need?”, in RAIL, number 959, page 45:

     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'.

   Synonyms: vexatious, burdensome, wearisome

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:annoying

Antonyms

• untroublesome
• nontroublesome

Translations

giving trouble

Bulgarian: неприятен (bg) (neprijaten), досаден (bg) (dosaden) Chinese: Mandarin: 討厭 (zh), 讨厌 (zh) (tǎoyàn), 煩人 (zh), 烦人 (zh) (fánrén), 麻煩 (zh), 麻烦 (zh) (máfan) Min Nan: lo1so1, lui1-lui1-tui1-tui1, 啰嗦 (lo1-so1) Danish: generende Esperanto: ĝena Finnish: vaivalloinen (fi), hankala (fi), työläs (fi) French: gênant (fr), troublant (fr) Galician: problemático m German: lästig (de), leidig (de), problembeladen, problematisch (de) Greek: Ancient: ὀχληρός (okhlērós), χαλεπός (khalepós), ἀργαλέος (argaléos) Hungarian: bajos (hu) Irish: aimpléiseach, trioblóideach Japanese: 厄介 (ja) (やっかい, yakkai), 迷惑 (ja) (めいわく, meiwaku), 面倒 (ja) (めんどう, mendō) Khmer: យ៉ាប់ (km) (yap) Latin: molestus Malay: susah, menyusahkan Maori: whangawhanga, whakatōwenewene Middle English: noyous Norwegian: Bokmål: sjenerende Polish: kłopotliwy (pl) Portuguese: problemático (pt), difícil (pt) Russian: беспоко́йный (ru) (bespokójnyj), хло́потный (ru) (xlópotnyj) Scottish Gaelic: draghail Spanish: problemático (es), prolijo (es) Swedish: besvärlig (sv) Welsh: helbulus (cy), trafferthus (cy) Westrobothnian: omaksam