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Trouble
ˈtrʌbl
- difficulty or problems
"I had trouble finding somewhere to park"
problems difficulty issues bother inconvenience worry anxiety distress concern disquiet unease irritation vexation annoyance stress agitation harassment unpleasantness problem misfortune difficulty issue trial tribulation trauma adversity hardship burden distress pain suffering affliction torment woe grief unhappiness sadness heartache misery in difficulty in difficulties having problems in a mess in a bad way in a predicament in dire/desperate straits heading for disaster heading for the rocks with one's back against the wall- the malfunction of something such as a machine or a part of the body
"their helicopter developed engine trouble"
- effort or exertion made to do something, especially when inconvenient
"I wouldn't want to put you to any trouble"
- a cause of worry or inconvenience
"the kid had been no trouble up to now"
- a particular aspect of something regarded as unsatisfactory or as a source of difficulty
"that's the trouble with capitalism"
- a situation in which one is liable to incur punishment or blame
"he's been in trouble with the police"
- used to refer to the condition of a pregnant unmarried woman
"a young woman who has got herself into trouble"
- public unrest or disorder
"there was crowd trouble before and during the match"
disturbance disorder unrest bother fighting scuffling conflict tumult commotion turbulence uproar ructions fracas rumpus brouhaha furore breach of the peace- any of various periods of civil war or unrest in Ireland, especially in 1919–23 and (in Northern Ireland) between 1968 and 1998
- cause distress or anxiety to
"he was not troubled by doubts"
worry bother cause concern to concern disturb upset make anxious make uncomfortable make uneasy agitate distress grieve alarm perturb annoy irritate vex irk torment plague nag niggle gnaw at prey on someone's mind weigh/lie heavy on someone's mind oppress weigh down burden afflict- be distressed or anxious about
"she was too concerned with her own feelings to trouble about Clare's"
- cause (someone) pain
"my legs started to trouble me"
- cause (someone) inconvenience (typically used as a polite way of asking someone to do something)
"sorry to trouble you"
- make the effort required to do something
"oh, don't trouble to answer"