Definitions for trouble
ˈtrʌb əltrou·ble

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. troublenoun

   A distressful or dangerous situation.

   He was in trouble when the rain started.

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

2. troublenoun

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

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

3. troublenoun

   A violent occurrence or event.

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

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

4. troublenoun

   Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.

   It's no trouble for me to edit it.

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

5. troublenoun

   A malfunction, as in "heart trouble".

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

6. troublenoun

   Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.

   He had some trouble with the law.

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

7. troubleverb

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

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

8. troubleverb

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

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

9. troubleverb

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

   Question 3 in the test is troubling me.

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

10. troubleverb

    To take pains to do something.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Freebase(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

How to pronounce trouble?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say trouble in sign language?

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. Ella Wheeler Wilcox:

   Laugh and the world laughs with you Weep, and you weep alone For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own.

2. William Schaffner:

   If you're in this group, you're not in trouble. Whether you have flu or Covid-19 or some other respiratory virus, we anticipate you will do well, but should you develop any symptoms that show you're getting worse, particularly if you have any difficulty breathing, you will call us.

3. David Goodfriend:

   Several years ago we saw more people getting into trouble with [opioids], and ending up in the emergency room and dying.

4. Cometan:

   My mission shielded me from one kind of trouble and threw me into another.

5. Adel al-Jubeir:

   Somebody really messed up, because whoever thought of that idea, I think is in big trouble. And they should be in big trouble.

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