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verb (used with object)
1.
to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
2.
to put to inconvenience, exertion, pains, or the like: May I trouble you to shut the door?
3.
to cause bodily pain, discomfort, or disorder to; afflict: to be troubled by arthritis.
4.
to annoy, vex, or bother: Don't trouble her with petty complaints now.
5.
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)
6.
to put oneself to inconvenience, extra effort, or the like.
7.
to be distressed or agitated mentally; worry: She always troubled over her son's solitariness.
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Troubled
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noun
Idiom8.
difficulty, annoyance, or harassment: It would be no trouble at all to advise you.
9.
unfortunate or distressing position, circumstance, or occurrence; misfortune: Financial trouble may threaten security.
10.
civil disorder, disturbance, or conflict: political trouble in the new republic; labor troubles.
11.
a physical disorder, disease, ailment, etc.; ill health: heart trouble; stomach trouble.
12.
EXPANDmental or emotional disturbance or distress; worry: Trouble and woe were her lot in life.
13.
an instance of this: some secret trouble weighing on his mind; a mother who shares all her children's troubles.
14.
effort, exertion, or pains in doing something; inconvenience endured in accomplishing some action, deed, etc.: The results were worth the trouble it took.
15.
an objectionable feature; problem; drawback: The trouble with your proposal is that it would be too costly to implement.
16.
something or someone that is a cause or source of disturbance, distress, annoyance, etc.
17.
a personal habit or trait that is a disadvantage or a cause of mental distress: His greatest trouble is oversensitivity.
18.
COLLAPSEthe Troubles,
a.
the violence and civil war in Ireland, 1920–22.
b.
the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland, beginning in 1969.
19.
in trouble, Informal. pregnant out of wedlock (used as a euphemism).
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
trou·bled·ly, adverb
trou·bled·ness, noun
trou·bler, noun
trou·bling·ly, adverb
non·trou·bling, adjective
EXPANDo·ver·trou·ble, verb, o·ver·trou·bled, o·ver·trou·bling.
self-trou·bled, adjective
self-trou·bling, adjective
un·trou·bled, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. concern, upset, confuse. 4. pester, plague, fret, torment, hector, harass, badger. 12. concern, grief, agitation, care, suffering. 14. See care. 15. trial, tribulation, affliction, misfortune.
1. concern, upset, confuse. 4. pester, plague, fret, torment, hector, harass, badger. 12. concern, grief, agitation, care, suffering. 14. See care. 15. trial, tribulation, affliction, misfortune.
Antonyms
1. mollify; delight.
1. mollify; delight.
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