troublesome B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtɹʌbəlsəm/ See IPA manual Freq #12200 Meanings 1 adj Causing difficulty, worry, or annoyance. The computer has been very troublesome lately; it never works when I need it. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · causing difficulty, worry,... burdensomevexatiouswearisome ↔ Opposites nontroublesomeuntroublesome Word family Forms troublesomely Common collocations troublesome situation Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From trouble + -some. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # troublesome **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtɹʌbəlsəm/ **Frequency rank:** 12200 ## Meanings 1. Causing difficulty, worry, or annoyance. ## Examples - The computer has been very troublesome lately; it never works when I need it. ## Antonyms - nontroublesome - untroublesome ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: -some - tending to ## Etymology From trouble + -some. ## AI Etymology Troublesome is from trouble + -some. The surface analysis is trouble + -some. In present-day use, it can mean causing difficulty, worry, or annoyance. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown