trouble

[ truhb-uhl ]

/ ˈtrʌb əl /

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verb (used with object), trou·bled, trou·bling.

to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.

to put to inconvenience, exertion, pains, or the like: May I trouble you to shut the door?

to cause bodily pain, discomfort, or disorder to; afflict: to be troubled by arthritis.

to annoy, vex, or bother: Don't trouble her with petty complaints now.

to disturb, agitate, or stir up so as to make turbid, as water or wine: A heavy gale troubled the ocean waters.

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

difficulty, annoyance, or harassment: It would be no trouble at all to advise you.

unfortunate or distressing position, circumstance, or occurrence; misfortune: Financial trouble may threaten security.

civil disorder, disturbance, or conflict: political trouble in the new republic; labor troubles.

a physical disorder, disease, ailment, etc.; ill health: heart trouble; stomach trouble.

mental or emotional disturbance or distress; worry: Trouble and woe were her lot in life.

an instance of this: some secret trouble weighing on his mind; a mother who shares all her children's troubles.

effort, exertion, or pains in doing something; inconvenience endured in accomplishing some action, deed, etc.: The results were worth the trouble it took.

an objectionable feature; problem; drawback: The trouble with your proposal is that it would be too costly to implement.

something or someone that is a cause or source of disturbance, distress, annoyance, etc.

a personal habit or trait that is a disadvantage or a cause of mental distress: His greatest trouble is oversensitivity.

the Troubles,

the violence and civil war in Ireland, 1920–22.
the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland, beginning in 1969.

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

1 concern, upset, confuse.

4 pester, plague, fret, torment, hector, harass, badger.

12 concern, grief, agitation, care, suffering.

15 trial, tribulation, affliction, misfortune.

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ANTONYMS FOR trouble

1 mollify; delight.

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synonym study for trouble

14. See care.

OTHER WORDS FROM trouble

trou·bled·ly, adverb trou·bled·ness, noun trou·bler, noun trou·bling·ly, adverb

non·trou·bling, adjective o·ver·trou·ble, verb, o·ver·trou·bled, o·ver·trou·bling. self-trou·bled, adjective self-trou·bling, adjective un·trou·bled, adjective

Words nearby trouble

trotyl, trou-de-loup, troubadour, troubadours, troubetzkoy, trouble, trouble man, trouble one's head with, trouble someone for, trouble spot, troubled waters

Example sentences from the Web for troubling

Those are troubling numbers, for unfettered speech is not incidental to a flourishing society.

How the PC Police Threaten Free Speech |Nick Gillespie |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
What is most troubling is our – and I do mean “our” and not “their” – never treating these situations as learning opportunities.

In 2015, Let’s Try for More Compassion |Gene Robinson |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Which was sweet and also troubling, because it meant that I have never shut up about wanting to be Peter Pan.

The Cast of ‘Peter Pan Live!’ Knows You Hatewatched ‘The Sound of Music’ |Kevin Fallon |December 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
These are two in a laundry list of troubling connections between the two companies.

The Pipeline From Hell: There’s No Good Reason to Build Keystone XL |Jack Holmes |November 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

None of this would be so troubling if the use of zero-days in Stuxnet were an isolated event.

How Obama Endangered Us All With Stuxnet |Kim Zetter |November 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Sumner sat with his head bowed, when a comrade approaching and seeing that something was troubling him, inquired the cause.

The Story of a Confederate boy in the Civil War |David E. Johnston
"That is what is troubling me considerably," replied Whittinghame.

The Dreadnought of the Air |Percy F. Westerman
And if you do not care about the result, life, like vulgar fractions and the wicked, ceases from troubling.

Mammon and Co. |E. F. Benson
"I hope you will excuse my troubling you," said Mr. Toogood.

The Last Chronicle of Barset |Anthony Trollope
For pictured there in place of depression, self-pity, troubling self-consciousness, she found sparkle and joy.

Suzanna Stirs the Fire |Emily Calvin Blake

British Dictionary definitions for troubling

trouble

/ (ˈtrʌbəl) /

noun

a state or condition of mental distress or anxiety

a state or condition of disorder or unrest industrial trouble

a condition of disease, pain, or malfunctioning she has liver trouble

a cause of distress, disturbance, or pain; problem what is the trouble?

effort or exertion taken to do something he took a lot of trouble over this design

liability to suffer punishment or misfortune (esp in the phrase be in trouble) he's in trouble with the police

a personal quality that is regarded as a weakness, handicap, or cause of annoyance his trouble is that he's too soft

(plural)

political unrest or public disturbances
the Troubles political violence in Ireland during the 1920s or in Northern Ireland between the late 1960s and the late 1990s

the condition of an unmarried girl who becomes pregnant (esp in the phrase in trouble)

verb

(tr) to cause trouble to; upset, pain, or worry

(intr usually with a negative and foll by about) to put oneself to inconvenience; be concerned don't trouble about me

(intr; usually with a negative) to take pains; exert oneself please don't trouble to write everything down

(tr) to cause inconvenience or discomfort to does this noise trouble you?

(tr; usually passive) to agitate or make rough the seas were troubled

(tr) Caribbean to interfere with he wouldn't like anyone to trouble his new bicycle

Derived forms of trouble

troubled, adjective troubler, noun

Word 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 troubling

trouble

In addition to the idioms beginning with trouble

trouble one's head with
trouble someone for

also see:

borrow trouble
fish in troubled waters
go to the trouble
in trouble with
pour oil on troubled waters

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trouble

verb (used with object), trou·bled, trou·bling.

verb (used without object), trou·bled, trou·bling.

noun

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Origin of trouble

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synonym study for trouble

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British Dictionary definitions for troubling

noun

verb

Derived forms of trouble

Word Origin for trouble

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BROWSE DICTIONARY

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trouble

verb (used with object), trou·bled, trou·bling.

verb (used without object), trou·bled, trou·bling.

noun

Idioms for trouble

Origin of trouble

SYNONYMS FOR trouble

ANTONYMS FOR trouble

synonym study for trouble

OTHER WORDS FROM trouble

Words nearby trouble

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