trouble
Nouns
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(n) a source of difficulty
- one trouble after another delayed the job
- what's the problem?
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(n) an angry disturbance
- he didn't want to make a fuss
- they had labor trouble
- a spot of bother
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(n) an event causing distress or pain
- what is the trouble?
- heart trouble
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(n) 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
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(n) 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
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(n) an unwanted pregnancy
- he got several girls in trouble
Verbs
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(v) move deeply
- This book upset me
- A troubling thought
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(v) to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- Sorry to trouble you, but...
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(v) 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
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(v) take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
- He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday
- Don't bother, please
- (v) cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed pain, ail,