trouble
noun
1. a source of difficulty
- one trouble after another delayed the job
Similar word(s): problem
Definition categories: thought, difficulty
2. an angry disturbance
- they had labor trouble
Similar word(s): bother, fuss, hassle
Definition categories: event, disturbance, perturbation
3. an event causing distress or pain
- what is the trouble?
- heart trouble
Definition categories: event, happening, occurrence, occurrent
4. an effort that is inconvenient
- I went to a lot of trouble
- he won without any trouble
Similar word(s): difficulty
Definition categories: act, effort, exertion, sweat, travail
5. a strong feeling of anxiety
- he wanted to die and end his troubles
Similar word(s): worry
Definition categories: feeling, anxiety
6. an unwanted pregnancy
- he got several girls in trouble
Definition categories: state, gestation, maternity, pregnancy
Sentences with trouble as a noun:
- He was in trouble when the rain started.
- The trouble was a leaking brake line.
- the troubles in Northern Ireland
- It's no trouble for me to edit it.
- He had some trouble with the law.
verb
1. move deeply
- A troubling thought
Similar word(s): disturb, upset
Definition categories: emotion, affect, impress, move, strike
2. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- Sorry to trouble you, but...
Similar word(s): bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience
Definition categories: social, affect, impact, touch
3. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
Similar word(s): cark, disorder, disquiet, distract, perturb, unhinge
Definition categories: emotion, disturb, trouble, upset
4. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
- He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday
Similar word(s): bother
Definition categories: social, reach, strain, strive
5. cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
Definition categories: body, hurt
Sentences with trouble as a verb:
- I will not trouble you to deliver the letter.