Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

troublesome

/ˈtɹʌbəlsəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: trou-ble-some
IPA: /ˈtɹʌbəlsəm/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing trouble or anxiety.

Example Sentences

"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'."

Etymology

From trouble + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: trouble

Inflected Forms

more troublesome (comparative) most troublesome (superlative)

Derived Forms

troublesomely troublesomeness

Synonyms

vexatious burdensome wearisome

Antonyms

untroublesome nontroublesome

Rhymes With

untroublesome nontroublesome

Questions

How do you pronounce troublesome?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹʌbəlsəm/.
What does troublesome mean?: Causing trouble or anxiety.
Where does troublesome come from?: From trouble + -some.

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