Troublesomeness

Troublesomeness
Troublesome Trou"ble*some, a. Giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome. [1913 Webster]

This troublesome world. --Book of Common Prayer. [1913 Webster]

These troublesome disguises that we wear. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

My mother will never be troublesome to me. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Uneasy; vexatious; perplexing; harassing; annoying; disgusting; irksome; afflictive; burdensome; tiresome; wearisome; importunate. [1913 Webster] -- {Trou"ble*some*ly}, adv. -- {Trou"ble*some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • troublesomeness — troublesome ► ADJECTIVE ▪ causing difficulty or annoyance. DERIVATIVES troublesomeness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • troublesomeness — noun see troublesome …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • troublesomeness — See troublesomely. * * * …   Universalium

  • troublesomeness — noun The state or condition of being troublesome …   Wiktionary

  • troublesomeness — trou·ble·some·ness || trÊŒblsÉ™mnɪs n. state of being bothersome, quality of being annoying; vexatiousness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • troublesomeness — trou·ble·some·ness …   English syllables

  • troublesomeness — noun a difficulty that causes anxiety • Syn: ↑inconvenience, ↑worriment • Derivationally related forms: ↑worry (for: ↑worriment), ↑troublesome • Hypernyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • ὀχληρία — ὀχληρίᾱ , ὀχληρία troublesomeness fem nom/voc/acc dual ὀχληρίᾱ , ὀχληρία troublesomeness fem nom/voc sg (attic doric aeolic) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • unwieldiness — noun 1. the quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity avoiding the unwieldiness of formal legal processes the onset of unwieldiness and bureaucracy in large organizations • Derivationally related forms: ↑unwieldy •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • troublesome — adjective Date: 1542 1. difficult, burdensome 2. giving trouble or anxiety ; vexatious < troublesome news > • troublesomely adverb • troublesomeness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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