Definition of "troublous" [trou•blous]

• Full of trouble. (adjective)
• Uneasy; troubled. (adjective)
• Causing trouble; troublesome. (adjective)

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• ""We live in troublous and trying times -- the world is full of horrors and the great thing about our age is that you can now see most of them right at home on television.""
• "We live, Mr. Chairman, in troublous and trying times."
• "We are in troublous waters, and the man who is abdicating his citizenship or not supporting his private and business interests today comes mighty near being a modern traitor."