troubled

trou·ble  (trbl)

n.

1. A state of distress, affliction, difficulty, or need: tried to console them in their trouble; got in trouble with the police.

2. A distressing or difficult circumstance or situation: I've had troubles ever since I took this job.

3. A cause or source of distress, disturbance, or difficulty: The new recruits were a trouble to him.

4. Effort, especially when inconvenient or bothersome: went to a lot of trouble to find this book.

5. A condition of pain, disease, or malfunction: heart trouble; car trouble.

6.

a. Public unrest or disorder.

b. An instance of this; a disturbance.

c. Troubles Any of various conflicts or rebellions in Ireland or Northern Ireland, especially the period of social unrest in Northern Ireland beginning in 1969.

v. trou·bled, trou·bling, trou·bles

v.tr.

1. To agitate; stir up.

2. To afflict with pain or discomfort.

3. To cause emotional strain or anxiety to; worry or distress.

4. To inconvenience; bother: May I trouble you for directions?

v.intr.

To take pains: They trouble over every detail.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from troubler, to trouble, from Vulgar Latin *turbulre, alteration (influenced by Latin turbula, small group, diminutive of turba, crowd) of Late Latin turbidre, from Latin turbidus, confused; see turbid.]

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troubler n.

troubling·ly adv.

Synonyms: trouble, ail, distress, worry
These verbs mean to cause anxious uneasiness in: His behavior troubles his parents. What problems are ailing you? The bad news distressed us. Her high fever worries the doctor.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	troubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers" concerned - feeling or showing worry or solicitude; "concerned parents of youthful offenders"; "was concerned about the future"; "we feel concerned about accomplishing the task at hand"; "greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child" unquiet - characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning" untroubled - not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress; "seemed untroubled by doubts of any kind"; "untroubled sleep"; "a kind untroubled face"
	2.	troubled - 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" disruptive, tumultuous, turbulent, riotous unquiet - characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning"

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troubled

adjective

1. anxious, concerned, worried, upset, bothered, disturbed, distressed, dismayed, uneasy, unsettled, agitated, disconcerted, apprehensive, perturbed, ill at ease, discomposed She sounded deeply troubled.

2. difficult, unsettled, problematic, stressful, hard, dark, tough There is much we can do to help this troubled country.

Translations

troubled [ˈtrʌbld] ADJ

1. (= worried) [person] → preocupado, desazonado; [mind] → preocupado, agitado; [conscience] → intranquilo; [expression, face, look] → de preocupación
he was deeply troubled → estaba profundamente preocupado or desazonado
he was a lonely, troubled man → era un hombre que estaba solo y sin sosiego
she fell into a troubled sleep → cayó en un sueño inquieto or agitado

2. (= beset by problems) [life, marriage, relationship] → lleno de problemas, aquejado de problemas; [period of time] → turbulento; [area, country, region] → conflictivo; [company, bank, industry] → aquejado de problemas
these are troubled times → estos son tiempos difíciles
see also oil

troubled [ˈtrʌb^əld] adj

[person] → inquiet/ète
He was deeply troubled → Il était très inquiet.

[times] → mouvementé(e), troublé(e); [country] → agité(e) de troubles; [industry] → qui connaît une période de troubles; [relationship] → mouvementé(e)
trouble-free [ˌtrʌb^əlˈfriː] adj [period, visit] → sans problèmes, sans ennuis

troubled

adj

person, look, sleep → unruhig, beunruhigt; (= grieved) → bekümmert; mind, conscience → aufgewühlt; water → aufgewühlt; (= unsettled) relationship, marriage → gestört; life → schwer; times, area, country, region → unruhig; the troubled waters of industrial relations → die gestörte Beziehung zwischen Arbeitgebern und Arbeitnehmern ? oil

(Ind, Fin) → in Schwierigkeiten pred; financially troubled → in finanziellen Nöten

troubled [ˈtrʌbld] adj (person, expression) → preoccupato/a, inquieto/a; (period) → travagliato/a; (epoch, life) → agitato/a, difficile