trouble
[ truhb-uhl ]
/ ˈtrʌb əl /
verb (used with object), trou·bled, trou·bling.
verb (used without object), trou·bled, trou·bling.
to put oneself to inconvenience, extra effort, or the like.
to be distressed or agitated mentally; worry: She always troubled over her son's solitariness.
noun
Idioms for trouble
in trouble, Informal.
pregnant out of wedlock (used as a euphemism).
Origin of trouble
1175–1225; (v.) Middle English
troublen < Old French
troubler < Vulgar Latin
*turbulare, derivative of
*turbulus turbid, back formation from Latin
turbulentus
turbulent; (noun) Middle English < Middle French, derivative of
troubler
SYNONYMS FOR trouble
synonym study for trouble
14. See
care.
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British Dictionary definitions for trouble
trouble
/ (ˈtrʌbəl) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of trouble
troubled, adjective troubler, nounWord Origin for trouble
C13: from Old French
troubler, from Vulgar Latin
turbulāre (unattested), from Late Latin
turbidāre, from
turbidus confused, from
turba commotion
Idioms and Phrases with trouble
trouble