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 Definitions of Trouble  [ˈtrʌb əl]  

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Definition of 'Trouble' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) trouble
to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress:
The sufferings of the poor troubled him.

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

3.  trouble
to cause bodily pain or discomfort to; afflict:
to be troubled by arthritis.

4.  trouble
to annoy, vex, or bother.

5.  trouble
to disturb or agitate so as to make turbid, as water.

6. (v.i.) trouble
to put oneself to inconvenience, extra effort, or the like.

7.  trouble
to be distressed; worry.

8. (n.) trouble
difficulty, annoyance, or harassment:
to make trouble for someone.

9.  trouble
an unfortunate or distressing position, circumstance, or occurrence:
financial trouble.

10.  trouble
civil disorder, disturbance, or conflict.

11.  trouble
a physical disease, ailment, etc.:
heart trouble.

12.  trouble
mental or emotional distress; worry.

13.  trouble
effort or inconvenience in accomplishing some action, deed, etc.:
not worth the trouble.

14.  trouble
an objectionable feature; drawback:
the trouble with the proposal.

15.  trouble
a cause or source of disturbance, annoyance, etc.

16.  trouble
a mechanical defect or breakdown:
trouble with the washing machine.

17.  trouble
the Troubles,

18.  trouble
the violence and civil war in Ireland, 1920–22.

19.  trouble
the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland, beginning in 1969.

20.  trouble
in trouble, pregnant out of wedlock (used as a euphemism).

Etymology:  (1175–1225; ME (v.) < OF troubler < VL *turbulare, der. of *turbulus turbid, alter. of L turbulentusturbulent)

Definition of 'Trouble' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) trouble, problem
a source of difficulty
"one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"

2. (noun) fuss, trouble, bother, hassle
an angry disturbance
"he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"

3. (noun) trouble
an event causing distress or pain
"what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"

4. (noun) trouble, difficulty
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"

5. (noun) worry, trouble
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"

6. (verb) trouble
an unwanted pregnancy
"he got several girls in trouble"

7. (verb) disturb, upset, trouble
move deeply
"This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

8. (verb) trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
"Sorry to trouble you, but..."

9. (verb) perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder
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"

10. (verb) trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
"He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"

11. (verb) trouble, ail, pain
cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed


Definition of 'Trouble' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) trouble
problems, concerns, etc.
I'm having trouble getting this work finished.; economic problems that have caused a lot of trouble; The trouble with this camera is that it's too big.

2.  trouble
the trouble with sth/sb
extra effort; = inconvenience
It wouldn't be any trouble for us to help.

3.  trouble
go to a lot of trouble
to try hard to do sth
We had gone to a lot of trouble to make her visit pleasant.

4.  trouble
take the trouble to do sth
to do sth that require extra effort
She took the trouble of putting fresh flowers in the room.

5.  trouble
a difficult, dangerous, or problematic situation
They got into trouble when a storm came through.

6.  trouble
when you have done sth wrong and are likely to be punished
She's been in trouble with the police again.

7.  trouble
violence or fighting
reports of trouble on the border

8. (verb) trouble
to worry sb
Is there something troubling you?

9.  trouble
to disturb or bother sb
I'm sorry to trouble you, but could you help me?


Definition of 'Trouble' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Trouble
troubled; dark; gloomy

2. (verb) Trouble
to put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate

3. (verb) Trouble
to disturb; to perplex; to afflict; to distress; to grieve; to fret; to annoy; to vex

4. (verb) Trouble
to give occasion for labor to; -- used in polite phraseology; as, I will not trouble you to deliver the letter

5. (verb) Trouble
the state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity

6. (verb) Trouble
that which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that which afflicts

7. (verb) Trouble
a fault or interruption in a stratum


Definitions of 'Trouble' The Roycroft Dictionary 

Trouble
1. A hallucination that affords a sweet satisfaction to the possessor.

2. Any interesting topic of conversation.

3. A plan of Nature whereby a person is diverted from the humiliation of seeing himself as others see him. (An impressario's troubles begin when the prima donna kicks and the ladies of the ballet won't.)


Translation of 'Trouble' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc
He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: gesukkel Arabic flag Arabic: قَلَق، تَعَب Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: грижа
Brazilian flag Brazilian: problema Czech flag Czech: potíž, trápení German flag German: die Mühe
Danish flag Danish: problem; besvær Greek flag Greek: φασαρία, μπελάς, κόπος Spanish flag Spanish: problema
Estonian flag Estonian: raskus, mure Farsi flag Farsi: مشکل؛ نگرانی Finnish flag Finnish: vaikeudet
French flag French: problème Hebrew flag Hebrew: צָרוֹת, בְּעָיָה Hindi flag Hindi: परेशानी
Croatian flag Croatian: poteškoća, briga Hungarian flag Hungarian: baj Indonesian flag Indonesian: kesulitan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: erfiðleikar Italian flag Italian: problema Japanese flag Japanese: 苦労
Korean flag Korean: 어려움 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: rūpestis, vargas Latvian flag Latvian: nepatikšanas; rūpes; raiz
Malay flag Malay: kesusahan; kepayahan Dutch flag Dutch: zorg Norwegian flag Norwegian: vanskelighet, problem, br
Polish flag Polish: zmartwienie, fatyga, kłop Persian flag Persian: مشکل؛ نگرانی Pashto flag Pashto: ستونزه ، نګرانی
Portuguese flag Portuguese: problema Romanian flag Romanian: necaz, problemă Russian flag Russian: неприятность; хлопоты
Slovak flag Slovak: ťažkosť, starosť, trápeni Slovenian flag Slovenian: težava Serbian flag Serbian: nezgoda
Swedish flag Swedish: besvär, möda, bekymmer Thai flag Thai: ปัญหา Turkish flag Turkish: dert, sıkıntı, sorun
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 煩惱,麻煩,困難,造成麻煩的事,帶來煩惱的事,帶來 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: турбота, клопіт Urdu flag Urdu: پريشاني
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: điều rắc rối Chinese flag Chinese: 烦恼,麻烦,费事,纠纷

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'Trouble' - Nearby Entries  

troubadour  trouble  trouble maker  trouble oneself  trouble-free  troubled  troublemaker  



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