trouble

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trouble Definition

• (n) a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what''s the problem?"
• (n) an angry disturbance; "he didn''t want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
• (n) an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
• (n) an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"
• (n) a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"
• (n) an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"
• (v) move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
• (v) to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
• (v) disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
• (v) take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don''t bother, please"
• (v) cause bodily suffering to

trouble Synonyms

• afflict
• ail
• bother
• cark
• difficulty
• discommode
• disoblige
• disorder
• disquiet
• distract
• disturb
• fuss
• hassle
• incommode
• inconvenience
• inconvenience oneself
• pain
• perturb
• problem
• put out
• trouble
• trouble oneself
• unhinge
• upset
• worry