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Princeton's WordNet

  1. troubledadjective

    characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

    "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"

  2. disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulentadjective

    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

    "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"

Wiktionary

  1. troubledadjective

    anxious, worried, careworn

ChatGPT

  1. troubled

    Troubled generally refers to a state of being characterized by problems, difficulties, or distress. It could pertain to an individual who is experiencing emotional or mental unrest, defying or disobeying norms, or dealing with various adversities. Additionally, it can be used in various contexts to describe, situations, states or regions going through turbulence, conflicts, or instability. It denotes concern, worry, or agitation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Troubled

    of Trouble

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of troubled in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of troubled in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of troubled in a Sentence

  1. Ben Hurwitz:

    At its heart, Matthew's brilliant script is both a fascinating character portrait of a troubled and fearless man full of contradictions, and a deep dive into the disruptor who used the internet to challenge and break up the American Elite's narrative, you can draw a direct line from Matt Drudge to where we are today as a country in terms of speech, both for better and worse.

  2. Sharon Bonelli:

    Fully drawing down an asset-based loan revolver is a very strong indicator that some sort of bankruptcy or restructuring is coming for troubled commodity sector companies.

  3. Erika Mantz:

    We are deeply troubled by what weve learned so far and immediately launched an investigation, the employee at the center of allegations on social media is on leave and not in the classroom.

  4. Richard Burr:

    I am troubled by the timing and reasoning of director Comey's termination.

  5. John Kenneth Galbraith:

    It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled sea of thought.

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