What does troubled mean?
Definitions for troubled
trou·bled
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
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
troubledadjective
anxious, worried, careworn
ChatGPT
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
Troubled
of Trouble
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of troubled in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of troubled in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of troubled in a Sentence
Money is like fire, an element as little troubled by moralizing as earth, air and water. Men can employ it as a tool or they can dance around it as if it were the incarnation of a god. Money votes socialist or monarchist, finds a profit in pornography or translations from the Bible, commissions Rembrandt and underwrites the technology of Auschwitz. It acquires its meaning from the uses to which it is put.
They are still focusing too much on the existing militant networks and have failed to realize that the IS or AQIS (Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent) monsters are fishing in the troubled waters and succeeding to a large extent by enticing the youths or grassroots extremists.
The Security Council of the United Nations is not active in Syria, in northern Africa, or northern Iraq ... and its failure to interfere in troubled countries should be of concern to all and that's why we need to push for reforms in the Council.
I continue to be troubled by the horse deaths at Santa Anita Park. Enough is enough.
I'm troubled by the calls to go after internet advertising, especially during a time of such economic turmoil like we face today with Covid, it's true that making it more difficult to target ads would affect the revenue of companies like Facebook. But the much bigger cost of such a move would be to reduce the effectiveness of the ads and opportunities for small businesses to grow. ... it would probably be felt at a macroeconomic level.
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