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trouble
('tr/@/b/@/l )

adjective (a)

  • Troubled; dark; gloomy.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a source of difficulty(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    One trouble after another delayed the job.
    Synonym:
    problem
    source: wordnet30
  • an angry disturbance(noun.event)
    Example:
    They had labor trouble.
    Synonym:
    bother, fuss, hassle
    source: wordnet30
  • an event causing distress or pain(noun.event)
    Example:
    What is the trouble?.
    Heart trouble.
    source: wordnet30
  • an effort that is inconvenient(noun.act)
    Example:
    I went to a lot of trouble.
    He won without any trouble.
    Synonym:
    difficulty
    source: wordnet30
  • a strong feeling of anxiety(noun.feeling)
    Example:
    He wanted to die and end his troubles.
    Synonym:
    worry
    source: wordnet30
  • an unwanted pregnancy(noun.state)
    Example:
    He got several girls in trouble.
    source: wordnet30
  • The state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • move deeply(verb.emotion)
    Synonym:
    disturb, upset
    source: wordnet30
  • to cause inconvenience or discomfort to(verb.social)
    Example:
    Sorry to trouble you, but....
    Synonym:
    bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out
    source: wordnet30
  • disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed(verb.emotion)
    Synonym:
    cark, disorder, disquiet, distract, perturb, unhinge
    source: wordnet30
  • take the trouble to do something; concern oneself(verb.social)
    Example:
    He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday.
    Synonym:
    bother, inconvenience oneself, trouble oneself
    source: wordnet30
  • cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed(verb.body)
    Synonym:
    ail, pain
    source: wordnet30
  • To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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