trouble

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Synonyms: throuble, troble, rouble

Antonyms: throuble, troble, rouble

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A [[distressing]] or [[dangerous]] [[situation]].
2. A [[difficulty]], [[problem]], [[condition]], or [[action]] contributing to such a situation.
3. A [[person]] [[liable]] to [[place]] others or themselves in such a situation.
4. The [[state]] of being [[troubled]], [[disturb]]ed, or [[distress]]ed [[mentally]]; [[unease]], [[disquiet]].
5. [[objectionable|Objectionable]] [[feature]] of something or someone; [[problem]], [[drawback]], weakness, failing, or shortcoming.
6. [[violent|Violent]] or [[turbulent]] [[occurrence]] or [[event]]; [[unrest]], [[disturbance]].
7. [[effort|Effort]]s taken or [[expend]]ed, typically beyond the normal required.
8. [[difficulty|Difficulty]] in doing something.
9. [[health|Health]] [[problem]]s, [[ailment]], generally of some particular part of the body.
10. A [[malfunction]].
11. {{cap|liability}} to [[punishment]]; [[conflict]] with [[authority]].
12. {{lb|en|mining}} A [[fault]] or [[interruption]] in a [[stratum]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|now|rare}} To [[disturb]], [[stir up]], [[agitate]] (a medium, especially water).
2. {{senseid|en|to distress}}{{lb|en|transitive}} To [[mentally]] [[distress]]; to cause (someone) to be [[anxious]] or [[perplexed]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} In weaker sense: to [[bother]] or [[inconvenience]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive|of ailments, etc.}} To [[physically]] [[afflict]].
5. {{lb|en|reflexive|or|intransitive}} To [[take pains]] (to do something); to [[bother]].
6. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[worry]]; to be anxious.

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