Troublesome - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 18/04/2024

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Troublesome.

6 letter answer(s) to troublesome

KNOTTY
  1. highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"
  2. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
  3. tangled in knots or snarls; "a mass of knotted string"; "snarled thread"
  4. used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick"

9 letter answer(s) to troublesome

VEXATIOUS
  1. causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

8 letter answer(s) to troublesome

WORRYING
  1. be concerned with; "I worry about my grades"
  2. be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
  3. be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job"
  4. causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
  5. disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
  6. lacerate by biting; "the dog worried his bone"
  7. the act of harassing someone
  8. the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes; "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw"
  9. touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"

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