Meaning of trouble in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈtrəb(ə)l/

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  1. Verb

    trouble

    Definitions

    1. move deeply

    Examples

    • « This book upset me »
    • « A troubling thought »

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  2. 2. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

    Examples

    • « Sorry to trouble you, but... »

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  3. 3. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

    Examples

    • « She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill »

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  4. 4. take the trouble to do something

    Examples

    • « concern oneself »
    • « He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday »
    • « Don't bother, please »

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  5. 5. cause bodily suffering to

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  6. Noun

    trouble

    Etymology

    Middle English: from Old French truble (noun), trubler (verb), based on Latin turbidus (see turbid)

    Definitions

    1. a source of difficulty

    Examples

    • « one trouble after another delayed the job »
    • « what's the problem? »

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  7. 2. an angry disturbance

    Examples

    • « he didn't want to make a fuss »
    • « they had labor trouble »
    • « a spot of bother »

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  8. 3. an event causing distress or pain

    Examples

    • « what is the trouble? »
    • « heart trouble »

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  9. 4. an effort that is inconvenient

    Examples

    • « I went to a lot of trouble »
    • « he won without any trouble »
    • « had difficulty walking »
    • « finished the test only with great difficulty »

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  10. 5. a strong feeling of anxiety

    Examples

    • « his worry over the prospect of being fired »
    • « it is not work but worry that kills »
    • « he wanted to die and end his troubles »

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  11. 6. an unwanted pregnancy

    Examples

    • « he got several girls in trouble »

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  • « All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often resort to all sorts of devices in order not to think, because thinking is such hard work. »
    Thomas J. Watson

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