Definitions for trouble
ˈtrʌb əltrou·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. trouble, problemnoun

   a source of difficulty

   "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"

2. fuss, trouble, bother, hasslenoun

   an angry disturbance

   "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"

3. troublenoun

   an event causing distress or pain

   "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"

4. trouble, difficultynoun

   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. worry, troublenoun

   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. troubleverb

   an unwanted pregnancy

   "he got several girls in trouble"

7. disturb, upset, troubleverb

   move deeply

   "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

8. trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, botherverb

   to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

   "Sorry to trouble you, but..."

9. perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorderverb

   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. trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneselfverb

    take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

    "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"

11. trouble, ail, painverb

    cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. troublenoun

   A distressful or dangerous situation.

   He was in trouble when the rain started.

2. troublenoun

   A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.

3. troublenoun

   A violent occurrence or event.

   The bridge column magnified the trouble with a slight tilt in the wrong direction.

4. troublenoun

   Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.

   It's no trouble for me to edit it.

5. troublenoun

   A malfunction, as in "heart trouble".

6. troublenoun

   Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.

   He had some trouble with the law.

7. troubleverb

   To disturb, stir up, agitate (a medium, especially water).

8. troubleverb

   To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.

9. troubleverb

   In weaker sense: to bother; to annoy, pester.

   Question 3 in the test is troubling me.

10. troubleverb

    To take pains to do something.

11. Etymology: Verb is from troblen, from trobler, from *, from turbula, diminutive of turba. The noun is from troble, from troble,

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Troublenoun

   Etymology: trouble, French.

   1. Disturbance; perplexity.

   They all his host derided, while they stood
   A while in trouble. John Milton.

   2. Affliction; calamity.

   Double, double, toil and trouble,
   Fire burn and cauldron bubble. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   3. Molestation; obstruction; inconvenience.

   Take to thee from among the cherubim
   The choice of flaming warriours, lest the fiend
   Some new trouble raise. John Milton.

   4. Uneasiness; vexation.

   I have dream’d
   Of much offence and trouble, which my mind
   Knew never till this irksome night. John Milton.

2. To TROUBLEverb

   Etymology: troubler, Fr.

   1. To disturb; to perplex.

   An hour before the worshipp’d sun
   Pear’d through the golden window of the East,
   A troubled mind drew me to walk abroad. William Shakespeare.

   But think not here to trouble holy rest. John Milton.

   Never trouble yourself about those faults which age will cure. John Locke, on Education.

   2. To afflict; to grieve.

   It would not trouble me to be slain for thee, but much it torments me to be slain by thee. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   They pertinaciously maintain that afflictions are no real evils, and therefore a wise man ought not to be troubled at them. John Tillotson, Sermons.

   Though it is in vain to be troubled for that which I cannot chuse, yet I cannot chuse but be afflicted. John Tillotson, Sermons.

   3. To distress; to make uneasy.

   Be not dismay’d nor troubled at these tidings. John Milton.

   He was sore troubled in mind, and much distressed. 1 Mac.

   4. To busy; to engage overmuch.

   Martha, thou art careful, and troubled about many things. Luke x. 41.

   5. To give occasion of labour to. A word of civility or slight regard.

   I will not trouble myself to prove that all terms are not definable, from that progress in infinitum which it will lead us into. John Locke.

   6. To teize; to vex.

   The boy so troubles me;
   ’Tis past enduring. William Shakespeare.

   7. To disorder; to put into agitation or commotion.

   A woman mov’d is like a fountain troubled;
   Muddy, ill seeming, thick, bereft of beauty. William Shakespeare.

   An angel went down into the pool and troubled the water; whosoever first after the troubling stepped in was made whole. John v. 4.

   God looking forth will trouble all his host. John Milton.

   Hear how she the ear employs;
   Their office is the troubled air to take. Davies.

   Seas are troubled when they do revoke
   Their flowing waves into themselves again. Davies.

   It is not bare agitation, but the sediment at the bottom that troubles and defiles the water. South.

   The best law in our days is that which continues our judges during their good behaviour, without leaving them to the mercy of such who might, by an undue influence, trouble and pervert the course of justice. Joseph Addison, Guard. №. 99.

   Thy force alone their fury can restrain,
   And smooth the waves, or swell the troubl’d main. Dryden.

   8. To mind with anxiety.

   He had credit enough with his master to provide for his own interest, and troubled not himself for that of others. Clar.

   9. [In low language.] To sue for a debt.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Troubleverb

   to put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate

2. Troubleverb

   to disturb; to perplex; to afflict; to distress; to grieve; to fret; to annoy; to vex

3. Troubleverb

   to give occasion for labor to; -- used in polite phraseology; as, I will not trouble you to deliver the letter

4. Troubleadjective

   troubled; dark; gloomy

5. Troubleverb

   the state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity

6. Troubleverb

   that which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that which afflicts

7. Troubleverb

   a fault or interruption in a stratum

FreebaseRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Trouble

   Trouble is an American doom metal band noted as one of the pioneers of their genre, alongside bands such as Candlemass and Saint Vitus. The band created a distinct style taking influences of the British heavy metal bands Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, and psychedelic rock of the 1970s. A critically acclaimed group, their first two albums, Psalm 9 and The Skull are cited as landmarks of doom metal, and their early 1990s releases on Def American would take a more stoner metal oriented direction. To date, Trouble has released six studio albums. Although the band never officially broke up, Trouble was plagued by extended inactivity after their original singer Eric Wagner left in 1997. He eventually rejoined in 2000 before leaving again eight years later. The nucleus of the band had been vocalist Eric Wagner, guitarists Rick Wartell and Bruce Franklin, and drummer Jeff Olson. The band is also noted for the spiritual nature of their early lyrics; their first record label, Metal Blade Records, marketed the band as "white metal" in the 1980s.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Trouble

   trub′l, v.t. to put into a confused state: to agitate: to disturb: to annoy: to busy or engage overmuch: to put to inconvenience.—v.i. to take pains.—n. disturbance: affliction: disease: uneasiness: that which disturbs or afflicts.—ns. Troub′le-mirth, a kill-joy; Troub′ler.—adj. Troub′lesome, causing or giving trouble or inconvenience: vexatious: importunate: troublous.—adv. Troub′lesomely.—n. Troub′lesomeness.—adj. Troub′lous, full of trouble or disorder: agitated: tumultuous: disturbing.—Cast oil on troubled waters (fig.), to appease, calm, quieten. [O. Fr. tourbler—Low L. turbulāre—L. turbāre, to disturb—turba, a crowd.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.)

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TROUBLE

   Something that many are looking for but no one wants.

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1. trouble

   Song lyrics by trouble -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by trouble on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Affect
   • Anxiety
   • Difficulty
   • Happening
   • Hurt
   • Perturbation

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'trouble' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1309

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'trouble' in Written Corpus Frequency: #618

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'trouble' in Nouns Frequency: #454

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'trouble' in Verbs Frequency: #1024

Anagrams for trouble »

1. boulter

How to pronounce trouble?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of trouble in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of trouble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of trouble in a Sentence

1. Mike Tyson:

   I'm in trouble because I'm normal and slightly arrogant. A lot of people don't like themselves and I happen to be totally in love with myself.

2. Foundation President Patrick McCarthy:

   They're more likely to fall down the economic ladder, less likely to be employed and more likely to get in trouble.

3. President Barack Obama:

   Blue-collar men have had a lot of trouble in this new economy, where they are no longer getting the same bargain that they got when they were going to a factory and able to support their families on a single paycheck, there is going to be potential anger, frustration, fear. Some of it justified, but just misdirected. I think somebody like Mr. Trump is taking advantage of that. That's what he's exploiting during the course of his campaign.

4. Daniel Roeska:

   Ryanair has a large number of small bases, which makes their network very flexible, they can react very quickly to changes in the market, especially when small carriers get into trouble.

5. Roland Barthes:

   Literature is without proofs. By which it must be understood that it cannot prove, not only what it says, but even that it is worth the trouble of saying it.

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