troublesome
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/ˈtɹʌbəlsəm/
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/ˈtɹʌbəlsəm/ · /ˈtɹʌbl̩səm/
Definition of troublesome
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Causing trouble or anxiety.
“The computer has been very troublesome for me. It never works when I need to use it.”
“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.”
“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'.”
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Etymology
From trouble + -some.
Words you can make from troublesome
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Best play bolometers 14 points9-letter words
2 words8-letter words
19 words- BLOOMERS 12 pts
- BLUESTEM 12 pts
- BOOMLETS 12 pts
- BORESOME 12 pts
- EMBRUTES 12 pts
- MOTORBUS 12 pts
- REBLOOMS 12 pts
- STUMBLER 12 pts
- TEMBLORS 12 pts
- TREMBLES 12 pts
- TUMBLERS 12 pts
- TUMBRELS 12 pts
- MOLESTER 10 pts
- MOULTERS 10 pts
- OBSOLETE 10 pts
- TREMOLOS 10 pts
- TROUBLES 10 pts
- TUBEROSE 10 pts
- RESOLUTE 8 pts
7-letter words
60 words- BLOOMER 11 pts
- BOOMERS 11 pts
- BOOMLET 11 pts
- EMBOLUS 11 pts
- EMBRUES 11 pts
- EMBRUTE 11 pts
- LUMBERS 11 pts
- MOBSTER 11 pts
- REBLOOM 11 pts
- RUMBLES 11 pts
- SLUMBER 11 pts
- STUMBLE 11 pts
- TEMBLOR 11 pts
- TREMBLE 11 pts
- TUMBLER 11 pts
- TUMBLES 11 pts
- TUMBREL 11 pts
- BELTERS 9 pts
- BLUSTER 9 pts
- BOLEROS 9 pts
- BOLETES 9 pts
- BOLETUS 9 pts
- BOLSTER 9 pts
- BOLTERS 9 pts
- BOOSTER 9 pts
- BOOTEES 9 pts
- BRULOTS 9 pts
- BUSTLER 9 pts
- BUTLERS 9 pts
- EMOTERS 9 pts
- LEMURES 9 pts
- LOBSTER 9 pts
- MELTERS 9 pts
- MERLOTS 9 pts
- METEORS 9 pts
- MOLTERS 9 pts
- MOOTERS 9 pts
- MOULTER 9 pts
- OBTUSER 9 pts
- OESTRUM 9 pts
- OMELETS 9 pts
- ORMOLUS 9 pts
- REBOOTS 9 pts
- RELUMES 9 pts
- REMELTS 9 pts
- REMOTES 9 pts
- RESMELT 9 pts
- ROUBLES 9 pts
- SMELTER 9 pts
- SUBTLER 9 pts
- TELOMES 9 pts
- TREBLES 9 pts
- TREMOLO 9 pts
- TROUBLE 9 pts
- LOOTERS 7 pts
- OUTSOLE 7 pts
- RETOOLS 7 pts
- ROOTLES 7 pts
- SOLERET 7 pts
- TOOLERS 7 pts
6-letter words
118 words- BEMUSE 10 pts
- BERMES 10 pts
- BESMUT 10 pts
- BLOOMS 10 pts
- BLUMES 10 pts
- BOOMER 10 pts
- BROMES 10 pts
- BROMOS 10 pts
- BROOMS 10 pts
- BRUMES 10 pts
- EMBERS 10 pts
- EMBRUE 10 pts
- LUMBER 10 pts
- OMBERS 10 pts
- OMBRES 10 pts
- RUMBLE 10 pts
- SOMBER 10 pts
- SOMBRE 10 pts
- BELTER 8 pts
- BERETS 8 pts
- BETELS 8 pts
- BLOUSE 8 pts
- BLUEST 8 pts
- BLUETS 8 pts
- BLURTS 8 pts
- BOLERO 8 pts
- BOLETE 8 pts
- BOLTER 8 pts
- BOOTEE 8 pts
- BOTELS 8 pts
- BOULES 8 pts
- BOULTS 8 pts
- BOURSE 8 pts
- BRULOT 8 pts
- BRUTES 8 pts
- BURETS 8 pts
- BUSTEE 8 pts
- BUSTER 8 pts
- BUSTLE 8 pts
- BUTEOS 8 pts
- BUTLER 8 pts
- BUTLES 8 pts
- EMOTER 8 pts
- EMOTES 8 pts
- ESTRUM 8 pts
- LEMURS 8 pts
- MELTER 8 pts
- MEREST 8 pts
- MERLES 8 pts
- MERLOT 8 pts
- METEOR 8 pts
- METERS 8 pts
- METOLS 8 pts
- METRES 8 pts
- METROS 8 pts
- MOLEST 8 pts
- MOLTER 8 pts
- MOOTER 8 pts
- MORELS 8 pts
- MOROSE 8 pts
- MORSEL 8 pts
- MOTELS 8 pts
- MOTORS 8 pts
- MOULTS 8 pts
- MOUSER 8 pts
- MUSTEE 8 pts
- MUSTER 8 pts
- OBELUS 8 pts
- OBOLES 8 pts
- OBOLUS 8 pts
- OBTUSE 8 pts
- OLEUMS 8 pts
- OMELET 8 pts
- ORMOLU 8 pts
- OSMOLE 8 pts
- REBELS 8 pts
- REBOOT 8 pts
- REBUTS 8 pts
- RELUME 8 pts
- REMELT 8 pts
- REMOTE 8 pts
- RESUME 8 pts
- RETEMS 8 pts
- ROBLES 8 pts
- ROBOTS 8 pts
- ROBUST 8 pts
- ROMEOS 8 pts
- ROUBLE 8 pts
- RUBELS 8 pts
- RUBLES 8 pts
- SORBET 8 pts
- STROBE 8 pts
- SUBLET 8 pts
- SUBLOT 8 pts
- ELUTES 6 pts
- LOOSER 6 pts
- LOOTER 6 pts
- LUSTER 6 pts
- LUSTRE 6 pts
- OSTLER 6 pts
- OUSTER 6 pts
- OUTERS 6 pts
- OUTROS 6 pts
- OUTSEE 6 pts
- RELETS 6 pts
- RESOLE 6 pts
- RESULT 6 pts
- RETOOL 6 pts
- RETUSE 6 pts
- ROOTLE 6 pts
- ROUTES 6 pts
- RUSTLE 6 pts
- SOLUTE 6 pts
- SOUTER 6 pts
- STEREO 6 pts
- STEROL 6 pts
- STOURE 6 pts
- STREEL 6 pts
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