Dictionary Definition
troubling adj : 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" [syn: distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, worrisome, worrying]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
troubling- present participle of trouble
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
aggravating, agitating, annoying, bothering, bothersome, breathtaking, charged, cliff-hanging, disquieting, distracting, disturbing, electric, exasperating, exciting, exhilarating, galling, galvanic, harassing, heady, heart-expanding,
heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling, importunate, importune, impressive, inflammatory, intoxicating, irking, irksome, irritating, jarring, jolting, maddening, mind-blowing,
moving, overcoming, overmastering, overpowering, overwhelming, perturbing, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, piquant, plaguesome, plaguey, plaguing, provocative, provoking, ravishing, soul-stirring,
spirit-stirring, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, striking, suspenseful, suspensive, tantalizing, teasing, telling, thrilling, thrilly, tiresome, tormenting, troublesome, unsettling, upsetting, vexatious, vexing, wearisome, worrisome, worrying