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Definition of Trouble

1. Verb. Move deeply. "The bad news will trouble him"; "A troubling thought"

2. Noun. A source of difficulty. "What's the problem?"

3. Verb. To cause inconvenience or discomfort to. "Sorry to trouble you, but..."

4. Noun. An angry disturbance. "A spot of bother"

5. Verb. Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed. "The bad news will trouble him"; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"

6. Noun. An event causing distress or pain. "Heart trouble"

7. Verb. Take the trouble to do something; concern oneself. "Don't bother, please"

8. Noun. An effort that is inconvenient. "Finished the test only with great difficulty"

9. Verb. Cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed.

10. Noun. A strong feeling of anxiety. "He wanted to die and end his troubles"

11. Noun. An unwanted pregnancy. "He got several girls in trouble"

Definition of Trouble

1. v. t. To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.

2. a. Troubled; dark; gloomy.

3. n. The state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity.

Definition of Trouble

1. Noun. A distressful or dangerous situation. ¹

2. Noun. A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation. ¹

3. Noun. A violent occurrence or event. ¹

4. Noun. Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required. ¹

5. Noun. A malfunction, as in "heart trouble". ¹

6. Noun. Liability to punishment; conflict with authority. ¹

7. Verb. (context: transitive now rare) To disturb, stir up, agitate (a medium, especially water). ¹

8. Verb. (transitive) To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed. ¹

9. Verb. (transitive) In weaker sense: to bother; to annoy, pester. ¹

10. Verb. (reflexive or intransitive) To take pains (term to) do something. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Trouble

1. to distress [v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES] - See also: distress

Medical Definition of Trouble

1. 1. To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate. "An angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water." (John v. 4) "God looking forth will trouble all his host." (Milton) 2. To disturb; to perplex; to afflict; to distress; to grieve; to fret; to annoy; to vex. "Now is my soul troubled." (John xii. 27) "Take the boy to you; he so troubles me 'T is past enduring." (Shak) "Never trouble yourself about those faults which age will cure." (Locke) 3. To give occasion for labour to; used in polite phraseology; as, I will not trouble you to deliver the letter. 1. The state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity. "Lest the fiend . . . Some new trouble raise." (Milton) "Foul whisperings are abroad; unnatural deeds Do breed unnatural troubles." (Shak) 2. That which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that which afflicts. 3. A fault or interruption in a stratum. To get into trouble, to get into difficulty or danger. To take the trouble, to be at the pains; to exert one's self; to give one's self inconvenience. "She never took the trouble to close them." (Bryant) Synonym: To disturb, perplex, afflict, distress, grieve, harass, annoy, tease, vex, molest, affliction, disturbance, perplexity, annoyance, molestation, vexation, inconvenience, calamity, misfortune, adversity, embarrassment, anxiety, sorrow, misery. Origin: F. Troubler, OF. Trobler, trubler, tourbler,fr. (assumed) LL. Turbulare, L. Turbare to disorderly group, a little crowd; both from turba a disorder, tumult, crowd; akin to Gr, and perhaps to E. Thorp; cf. Skr. Tvar, tur,o hasten. Cf. Turbid. (28 Oct 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trouble

trotters trotting trotting horse trottings trottoir trottoirs trottole trotyl trotyls trou

trou-de-loup troubadour troubadourism troubadours troublable trouble (current term) trouble-free trouble-shoot trouble and strife trouble in paradise

trouble light trouble maker trouble makers trouble oneself trouble shooter trouble spot trouble spots trouble the scorers troubled troubledly

Literary usage of Trouble

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come by John Bunyan (1879)
"When we came at the Hill Difficulty, he made no stick at that, nor did he much fear the lions; for you must know that his trouble was not about such things ..."

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