troublesomeness
- noun
- /ˈtrʌbəlˌsʌmnəs/
- The fundamental goal in dealing with China should be to strengthen elements within Chinese society that can, in time, serve as more effective checks against the troublesomeness of the state.
Examples
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The troublesomeness of the faulty equipment caused delays in the project.
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The teacher addressed the troublesomeness of bullying in her classroom.
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She discovered the troublesomeness of living in a crowded city.
Synonyms
A situation that causes difficulty, worry, or inconvenience
A thing that causes trouble or discomfort
A situation that causes extra work or annoyance
How annoying or inconvenient something is
A state of being very hard and unpleasant to deal with
A quality that makes something difficult or causes extra work
A state that causes strong worry and emotional pain
How much something bothers you
Antonyms
How Troublesome
Surface Forms
Morphology
troublesomeness = troublesome (transparent) = trouble + some + ness
The noun is a regular formation from the adjective 'troublesome' with '-ness' indicating the quality or state.
Etymology
Troublesomeness comes from the familiar word trouble ('difficulty or worry') plus the ending -some (meaning 'causing') and -ness (which turns a quality into a thing). So, troublesomeness is the 'state or quality of causing difficulty, worry, or annoyance'.