troublesome (adj.)
- adverse
- aggravating
- alarming
- annoying
- antagonistic
- arduous
- awkward
- backbreaking
- bothersome
- burdensome
- clumsy
- conflicting
- constrictive
- contrary
- counter
- counteractive
- counterproductive
- crosswise
- crushing
- detrimental
- difficult
- disquieting
- distressful
- distressing
- disturbing
- effortful
- exasperating
- forced
- galling
- grueling
- hard
- hard-fought
- harmful
- heavy
- hefty
- hindering
- hostile
- importunate
- incommodious
- inconvenient
- inimical
- irksome
- irritating
- killing
- labored
- laborious
- mean
- miserable
- obstructive
- occlusive
- onerous
- operose
- opposed
- opposing
- opposite
- oppressive
- painful
- pesky
- pestering
- pestiferous
- pestilent
- pestilential
- plaguey
- provoking
- punishing
- repressive
- restrictive
- rigorous
- sinister
- stifling
- strained
- strenuous
- stressful
- suppressive
- teasing
- tiresome
- toilsome
- tough
- troubling
- troublous
- trying
- ugly
- unfavorable
- untoward
- unwieldy
- uphill
- upsetting
- vexatious
- vexing
- wearisome
- wicked
- worrisome
- worrying
- wretched
Eas'd the putting off
These troublesome disguises which we wear.