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trouble
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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.

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

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.

trouble
Noun
1. difficulties or problems: I'd trouble finding somewhere to park
2. a cause of distress, disturbance, or pain: we must be sensitive to the troubles of other people
3. disease or a problem with one's health: ear trouble
4. a state of disorder, ill-feeling, or unrest: the police had orders to intervene at the first sign of trouble
5. effort or exertion to do something: they didn't even take the trouble to see the film before banning it
6. a personal weakness or cause of annoyance: his trouble is that he's constitutionally jealous
7. in trouble
a. likely to be punished for something one has done: in trouble with the public prosecutor
b. pregnant when not married
8. more trouble than it's worth involving a lot of time or effort for very little reward: making your own pasta is more trouble than it's worth
Verb
[-bling, -bled]
1. to cause trouble to
2. to make an effort or exert oneself: he dismissed the letters as forgeries without troubling to examine them
3. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to: sorry to trouble you! [Old French troubler]
troubled adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.troubletrouble - a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
difficulty - a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"
pressure point - where problems or difficulties are likely to occur; "a key pressure point in the controversy was the building permit"
can of worms - a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity
deep water - serious trouble
growing pains - problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages)
hydra - trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality; "we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution"
matter - a problem; "is anything the matter?"
2.troubletrouble - an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
disturbance, perturbation - activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption; "the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function"
3.troubletrouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
misfortune, bad luck - unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
affliction - a cause of great suffering and distress
convulsion - a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval
embarrassment - some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"
blaze, hell - a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"
onslaught - a sudden and severe onset of trouble
scandal, outrage - a disgraceful event
interference, noise, disturbance - electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
4.troubletrouble - an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"
elbow grease, exertion, effort, travail, sweat - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
the devil - something difficult or awkward to do or deal with; "it will be the devil to solve"
tsuris - (Yiddish) aggravating trouble; "the frustrating tsuris he subjected himself to"
5.troubletrouble - a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"
anxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
6.troubletrouble - an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"
maternity, pregnancy, gestation - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
Verb1.troubletrouble - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
charge up, commove, agitate, rouse, excite, turn on, charge - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
jolt - disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play"
cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, unhinge, distract, trouble - disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
distress - cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"
2.troubletrouble - to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
distress, straiten - bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
3.troubletrouble - disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
vex, worry - disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me"
disturb, trouble, upset - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
4.troubletrouble - take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
strain, strive, reach - to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
5.trouble - cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"
recrudesce, break out, erupt - become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"

trouble
noun 4. disorder, fighting, row, conflict, bother, grief Brit., S. African unrest, disturbance, to-do (informal) discontent, dissatisfaction, furore, uproar, scuffling, discord, fracas, commotion, rumpus, breach of the peace, tumult, affray Law brouhaha, ructions, hullabaloo (informal) kerfuffle Brit. (informal) hoo-ha (informal) biffo Austral. (slang) boilover Austral. << OPPOSITE peace
noun 5. problem, bother, concern, pest, irritation, hassle (informal) nuisance, inconvenience, irritant, cause of annoyance
noun 6. effort, work, thought, care, labour, struggle, pains, bother, grief Brit., S. African hassle (informal) inconvenience, exertion << OPPOSITE convenience
noun 7. difficulty, hot water (informal) predicament, deep water (informal) spot (informal) danger, mess, dilemma, scrape (informal) pickle (informal) dire straits, tight spot
verb 8. bother, worry, upset, disturb, distress, annoy, plague, grieve, torment, harass, hassle (informal) afflict, pain, fret, agitate, sadden, perplex, disconcert, disquiet, pester, vex, perturb, faze, give someone grief Brit., S. African discompose, put or get someone's back up, hack you off (informal) << OPPOSITE please
verb 9. afflict, hurt, bother, cause discomfort to, cause discomfort to, pain, grieve
verb 10. inconvenience, disturb, burden, put out, impose upon, discommode, incommode << OPPOSITE relieve
verb 11. take pains, take the time, make an effort, go to the effort of, exert yourself << OPPOSITE avoid
Translations

trouble [ˈtrʌbl] nproblema m; dificultad f (= worry); preocupación f (= bother, effort); molestia, esfuerzo (= unrest); inquietud f;
(with machine etc) → fallo, avería;
(MED): stomach trouble → problemas mpl gástricos
vtmolestar (= worry); preocupar, inquietar
vi to trouble to do sth → molestarse en hacer algo;
troubles npl (POL etc) → conflictos mpl;
to be in trouble → estar en un apuro;
(for doing wrong) → tener problemas;
to have trouble doing sth → tener dificultad en or para hacer algo;
to go to the trouble of doing sth → tomarse la molestia de hacer algo;
what's the trouble? → ¿qué pasa?;
the trouble is ... → el problema es ..., lo que pasa es ...;
please don't trouble yourself → por favor no se moleste
trouble [ˈtrʌbl] ndifficulté(s) f(pl), problème(s) m(pl) (= worry); ennuis mpl, soucis mpl (= bother, effort); peine f;
(Pol) → conflit(s) m(pl), troubles mpl;
(Med);
stomach etc trouble → troubles gastriques etc vt (= disturb) → déranger, gêner (= worry); inquiéter
vi to trouble to do → prendre la peine de faire;
troubles npl (Pol etc) → troubles;
(personal) → ennuis, soucis;
to be in trouble → avoir des ennuis; [ship, climber etc] → être en difficulté;
to have trouble doing sth → avoir du mal à faire qch;
to go to the trouble of doing → se donner le mal de faire;
it's no trouble! → je vous en prie!;
please don't trouble yourself → je vous en prie, ne vous dérangez pas!;
the trouble is ... → le problème, c'est que ...;
what's the trouble? → qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?
trouble [ˈtrʌbl] nSchwierigkeiten pl (= bother, effort); Umstände pl (= unrest); Unruhen pl
vt (= worry) → beunruhigen (= disturb) [+ person] → belästigen
vi to trouble to do sth → sich dat die Mühe machen, etw zu tun;
troubles npl (personal) → Probleme pl;
(Pol etc) → Unruhen pl;
to be in trouble → in Schwierigkeiten sein;
to have trouble doing sth → Schwierigkeiten or Probleme haben, etw zu tun;
to go to the trouble of doing sth → sich dat die Mühe machen, etw zu tun;
it's no trouble! → das macht mir nichts aus!;
the trouble is ... → das Problem ist ...;
what's the trouble? → wo fehlts?;
stomach etc trouble → Probleme mit dem Magen etc;
please don't trouble yourself → bitte bemühen Sie sich nicht
trouble [ˈtrʌbl] n (= problems) → difficoltà fpl; problemi mpl (= worry); preoccupazione f (= bother, effort); sforzo;
(with sth mechanical) → noie fpl;
(POL) → conflitti mpl; disordine m;
(MED): stomach etc trouble → disturbi mpl gastrici etc
vt disturbare (= worry); preoccupare
vi to trouble to do → disturbarsi a fare;
troubles npl (POL etc) → disordini mpl;
to be in trouble → avere dei problemi;
(for doing wrong) → essere nei guai;
to go to the trouble of doing → darsi la pena di fare;
it's no trouble! → di niente!;
what's the trouble? → cosa c'è che non va?;
the trouble is ... → c'è che ..., il guaio è che ...;
to have trouble doing sth → avere delle difficoltà a fare qc;
please don't trouble yourself → non si disturbi

trouble
n trouble [ˈtrabl]
1 (something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.gesukkelقَلَق، تَعَبгрижаpotíž, trápeníproblem; besværdie Müheφασαρία, μπελάς, κόποςproblemaraskus, mureمشکل؛ نگرانیvaikeudetproblèmeצָרוֹת, בְּעָיָהपरेशानीpoteškoća, brigabajkesulitanerfiðleikarproblema苦労걱정거리, 어려움rūpestis, vargasnepatikšanas; rūpes; raizes; grūtībaskesusahan; kepayahanzorgvanskelighet, problem, bryderizmartwienie, fatyga, kłopotproblemanecaz, problemăнеприятность; хлопотыťažkosť, starosť, trápenietežavanezgodabesvär, möda, bekymmerปัญหาdert, sıkıntı, sorun煩惱,麻煩турбота, клопітپريشانيđiều rắc rối
2 disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.gevegteإضْطِراباتбезредициnepokojeproblemdie Unruhen(pl.)ταραχή, φασαρίαdisturbios, conflictos; altercadosrahutusedآشوبlevottomuudettroublesמְהוּמוֹתतकलीफnemir, pobunazavargáskerusuhanvíðsjár, átöktumulto争い분쟁neramumainemieri; sacelšanās; jukaskekacauanonlustenuro, bråkzamieszkiconflitostul­bu­răriбеспорядкиnepokojenemirinemiroro, orolighetการบกวนkargaşa, karışıklık動亂заворушення; хвилюванняبلوہbạo lực, nổi loạn
3 illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body) He has heart trouble.moeilikheid, siekteعِلَّه، مَرَضзаболяванеpotížeproblem; -problem; besvær; -besværdas Leidenενόχληση, πάθησηproblema, enfermedadhädaعیب؛ نارساییvaivamaladieמַחֲלָהअशान्तिbolest, tegobabetegséggangguanveikindiproblema病気병, 장애negalavimas, susirgimas, ligakaite; vainamasalahkwaal(-)plage, (-)sykdom, skavankdolegliwośćproblemaboalăнедуг; болезньťažkosť, chorobatežaveproblemsjukdom, ont, besvärความเจ็บป่วย; ความอ่อนแอ (เฉพาะส่วนในร่างกาย)hastalık, rahatsızlık疾病хворобаبيماري، کمزوريbệnh, ốm
v
1 to cause worry, anger or sadness to She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.kwelيُقْلِق، يُزْعِج، يَنْزَعِجбезпокоя (се)znepokojitbekymrebeunruhigenανησυχώ, στενοχωρώafligir; inquietar, preocuparmuret tegemaنگران کردن؛ آزار دادنhuolestuttaatroublerלְהַטרִידपरेशान करनाuznemiriti, uzrujatiaggasztmenggangguvalda áhyggjum/reiði/amaturbare悩ませる괴롭히다sujaudinti, (kam) sukelti nerimąuztraukt; sagādāt rūpes/pūlesmenggangguverontrustenbekymre, uroezmartwićperturbara tulburaтревожить(ся)znepokojiť (sa), trápiť (sa)vznemiritiuznemiriti seoroa, bekymra, plåga, besväraทำให้ไม่สบายใจüzmek, canını sıkmak使煩惱,憂慮турбувати(ся), хвилювати(ся)تکليف ديناlàm phiền使
2 used as part of a very polite and formal request May I trouble you to close the window?pla, vraتُسْتَعْمَل في جُمْلَة الطَّلَب المُهَذَّبбихте лиobtěžovatulejligebemühenενοχλώ, βάζω στον κόποmolestar; ¿sería tan amable de...?tülitamaبه زحمت انداختنvaivatadérangerלְהַטרִיד, לְהַפרִיעनम्रता पूर्वक निवेदन करनाsmetatizavarmerepotkantrufla, ónáðadisturbareわずらわせる(부탁·간청) 번거롭게 하다paprašyti, sutrukdytiVai drīkstu jums lūgt...mengganggumogen vragenbry en med, uleiligefatygować, niepokoićincomodara de­ranjaбеспокоить;затруднятьobťažovaťnadlegovatiuznemiritibesvära, beรบกวนrahatsız etmek, zahmete sokmak(表示客氣時用語)麻煩вживається у ввічливому проханніزحمت ديناlàm phiền
3 to make any effort He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.moeite doenيُزْعِجُ نَفْسَه، يَبذُل جُهْداопитвам сеobtěžovat seulejligesich bemühenμπαίνω στον κόπο, σκοτίζομαιmolestarse, tomarse la molestiavaevumaزحمت کشیدنvaivautuase donner la peine deלִטרוֹחַकष्ट उठानाpotruditi seveszi magának a fáradságotrepot-repothafa fyrir (að gera e-ð)disturbarsi手数をかける수고를 아끼지 않다stengtis, rūpintispapūlēties; pacenstiescuba utkmoeite doenbry seg med, ta seg tid tilpofatygować siędar-se ao incómodoa-şi da oste­nealaпотрудитьсяobťažovať sapotruditi sepotruditi segöra sig besvärพยายามzahmet etmek, zahmete girmek(常用於否定句)使煩惱,費心трудитися, намагатисяزحمت اٹھاناcố gắng使
adj ˈtroubled
(negative untroubled)
1 worried or anxious He is obviously a troubled man.bekommerdقَلِق، مُنْزَعِجпритесненustaranýbekymretgeplagtπροβληματισμένος, ανήσυχοςpreocupado, inquietomurelikنگرانhuolestunutpréoccupéמוּטרָדचिंतित, उत्सुकzabrinut, tjeskobannyugtalankhawatiráhyggjufullurpreoccupato悩んでいる걱정스러운prislėgtas rūpesčiųnorūpējies; uztrauciessusah hatibezorgdbekymret, engsteligzmartwiony, niespokojnyperturbadopreocupatбеспокойныйustaranýzaskrbljenuznemirenorolig, bekymradที่วิตกกังวลkederli, üzgün憂慮的занепокоєний; стривоженийپريشان، متفکرphiền phức
2 disturbed and not peaceful troubled sleep.rusteloosغَيْر هادِئнепокоенneklidnýuroligunruhigανήσυχος, ταραγμένοςagitadorahutuآشفتهlevotonagitéמוּטרָדचिंतित, शांतuznemiren, nemiranzaklatottgelisahókyrr, óværagitato不安な어수선한neramusnemierīgs; satrauktstergangguonrustiguroligniespokojnyperturbadoagitatтревожныйnepokojnýnemirennemiranorolig, ängsligที่กระวนกระวายsıkıntılı, sorunlu紛亂的,不安的неспокійний; штормовийبے سکونkhó chịu
adj ˈtroublesome
causing worry or difficulty troublesome children/tasks.moeisaamمُزْعِج، مُقْلِقобезпокоителенobtížnýbesværligbeschwerlichενοχλητικός, δύσκολος, προβληματικόςmolesto; problemático, difíciltülikas, raskeپر دردسرhankalapénibleמַטרִידदुखदायीzabrinjavajućifárasztómerepotkanþungbær, erfiðurfastidiosoわずらわしい골치아픈, 성가신sukeliantis daug rūpesčių, neramus, varginantisnemierīgs; traucējošs; apgrūtinošsmenyusahkanlastigvanskelig, brysom, plagsomnieznośny, kłopotliwyincomodativocare îţi creează probleme, care îţi dă dureri de capтрудныйneposlušný; ťažkýtežavenproblematičanbesvärande, krånglig, bråkigยากลำบากbaş belâsı, musibet令人討厭的той, що завдає турботи; неспокійнийپريشان کنgây phiền
n ˈtroublemaker
a person who continually (and usually deliberately) causes worry, difficulty or disturbance to other people Beware of her – she is a real troublemaker.moeilikheidmakerمُثير المَتاعِب، مُحَرِّض على الشَّغَبразмирникzdroj potížíurostifterder/die Unruhestifter(in)ταραχοποιός, μπελαλήςalborotadortülin, kiusukottآدم فتنه انگیزhäirikköfauteur/-trice de troublesעוֹשֶה צָרוֹתउपद्रवी, कन्टकizgrednikbajkeverőperusuhvandræðagemlingur, friðarspillirpiantagraneもめ事を起す人(상습적으로) 문제를 일으키는 사람kiršintojas, vaidininkasnemiera cēlējsorg yg suka membuat kacaulastpostbråkmaker, urostifterintrygant, wichrzycielgerador de conflitospersoană care aduce necazuri/care tulbură liniştea (pu­blică)склочникpríčina starostí / ťažkostí; buričpovzročitelj težavkavgadžijaorosstiftare, bråkmakareผู้ก่อปัญหาsürekli sorun yaratan kimse, ortalık karıştırıcı搗亂者,惹事生非者порушник спокою; баламутپريشاني پيدا کرنے والاngười gây ra vấn đề者,

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