Definition of trouble Trouble

/tɹʌˈbʌl/ - [trubul] - trou•ble

We found 38 definitions of trouble from 8 different sources.

What does trouble mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: troubles
trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
		happening, natural event, occurrent, occurrence 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 light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes"
		onslaught a sudden and severe onset of trouble
		scandal, outrage disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
trouble - a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
		problem
		difficulty the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
		pressure point an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure; "you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu"
		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 small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp
trouble - 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"
		difficulty
		elbow grease, exertion, travail, effort, 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"
trouble - an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"
trouble - 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"
		worry
		anxiety a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
trouble - an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
		fuss, bother, hassle
		perturbation, disturbance a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset
Verb troubles, troubling, troubled
trouble - to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
		put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother
		bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, affect, touch press or wedge together; pack together
		distress, straiten cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"
trouble - cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
		ail, pain
		hurt give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"
		recrudesce, break out, erupt begin suddenly and sometimes violently; "He broke out shouting"
trouble - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
		disturb, upset
		affect, impress, move, strike act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate"
		charge up, commove, rouse, agitate, turn on, excite, charge change the arrangement or position of
		jolt disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play"
		cark, disquiet, disorder, distract, unhinge, perturb, trouble bring disorder to
		distress cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"
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"
		perturb, unhinge, disquiet, cark, distract, disorder
		disturb, trouble, upset damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
		vex, worry subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"
trouble - take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
		trouble oneself, bother, inconvenience oneself
		strive, reach, strain to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

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Wiktionary

trouble (Noun)
A distressful or dangerous situation.
trouble (Noun)
A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.
trouble (Noun)
A violent occurrence or event.
trouble (Noun)
Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.
trouble (Noun)
A malfunction.
trouble (Noun)
Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.
trouble (Noun)
A fault or interruption in a stratum.
trouble (Verb)
To disturb, stir up , agitate a medium, especially water.
trouble (Verb)
To mentally distress; to cause someone to be anxious or perplexed.
trouble (Verb)
In weaker sense: to bother; to annoy, pester.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

trouble (v. t.)
To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.
trouble (v. t.)
To disturb; to perplex; to afflict; to distress; to grieve; to fret; to annoy; to vex.
trouble (v. t.)
To give occasion for labor to; -- used in polite phraseology; as, I will not trouble you to deliver the letter.
trouble (a.)
Troubled; dark; gloomy.
trouble (v. t.)
The state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity.
trouble (v. t.)
That which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that which afflicts.
trouble (v. t.)
A fault or interruption in a stratum.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

trouble
To have an unwanted negative influence on someone, to be distractive to or for someone, impress someone or something in a troublesome or uneasy way.
trouble
A source of difficulties.
trouble
An event causing distress or pain.
trouble
A strong feeling of anxiety.
trouble
To cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.
trouble
To disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

trouble
trub′l, v.t. to put into a confused state: to agitate: to disturb: to annoy: to busy or engage overmuch: to put to inconvenience.—v.i. to take pains.—n. disturbance: affliction: disease: uneasiness: that which disturbs or afflicts.—ns. Troub′le-mirth, a kill-joy; Troub′ler.—adj. Troub′lesome, causing or giving trouble or inconvenience: vexatious: importunate: troublous.—adv. Troub′lesomely.—n. Troub′lesomeness.—adj. Troub′lous, full of trouble or disorder: agitated: tumultuous: disturbing.—Cast oil on troubled waters (fig.), to appease, calm, quieten. [O. Fr. tourbler—Low L. turbulāre—L. turbāre, to disturb—turba, a crowd.]