troublesome

1. 1.

   causing difficulty or annoyance

   “a troublesome infection”

   “a troublesome situation”

   Similardifficult

Questions about troublesome

What does troublesome mean?

troublesome means "causing difficulty or annoyance".

How many syllables are in troublesome?

troublesome has 3 syllables: troub-le-some. The stress falls on "troub". In IPA it is /ˈtɹʌbəlsəm/.

Is troublesome a common word?

troublesome is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.