1-Stop Dictionary Reference

Troubling

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

adj. distressing, worrying

v. Present participle of trouble.

adj. causing distress or worry or anxiety

"He was already preparing for a possible war with Iraq when he got what he called the troubling news about North Korea's nuclear program."

troubled troubles troubling

Words that are more generic or abstract

reach strive strain anxiety maternity

effort ailment disturbance to cast oil on troubled water to borrow trouble

distrouble engine trouble double trouble ask for trouble get into trouble

Words with the same meaning

harass vex perplex molest annoy

Words with the same terminal sound

Hubble bubble double redouble rubble

Words that are found in similar contexts

distress pain difficulty problem interest