Meaning of trouble word

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Verb is from Middle English troublen, trublen, turblen, troblen, borrowed from Old French troubler, trobler, trubler, metathetic variants of tourbler, torbler, turbler, from Vulgar Latin *turbulō, from Latin turbula (disorderly group, a little crowd or people), diminutive of turba (stir; crowd). The noun is from Middle English truble, troble, from Old French troble, from the verb.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: trŭbʹəl; IPA(key): /ˈtɹʌb(ə)l/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɹʌb(ə)l/, /ˈtɹə-/
  • Rhymes: -ʌbəl
  • Hyphenation: trou‧ble

Noun[edit]

trouble (countable and uncountable, plural troubles)

  1. A distressing or dangerous situation.

    He was in trouble when the rain started.

  2. A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.
    • c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:

      Foul whisperings are abroad; unnatural deeds / Do breed unnatural troubles.

    The trouble was a leaking brake line.   The trouble with that suggestion is that we lack the funds to put it in motion.   The bridge column magnified the trouble with a slight tilt in the wrong direction.

  3. A violent occurrence or event.
    • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 7, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients:

      “I don’t know how you and the ‘head,’ as you call him, will get on, but I do know that if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there’ll be trouble. It’s bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that ’cause I’m paid for it. What I won’t stand is to have them togs called a livery. […]”

    the troubles in Northern Ireland

  4. Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.
    • 1850, William Cullen Bryant, Letters of a Traveller
      She never took the trouble to close them.
    • 1881, Robert Louis Stevenson, Virginibus Puerisque:
      Indeed, by the report of our elders, this nervous preparation for old age is only trouble thrown away.

    It’s no trouble for me to edit it.

  5. A malfunction.

    He’s been in hospital with some heart trouble.   My old car has engine trouble.

  6. Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.

    He had some trouble with the law.

  7. (mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum.
  8. (Cockney rhyming slang) Wife. Clipping of trouble and strife.

Synonyms[edit]

  • See also Thesaurus:difficult situation

Derived terms[edit]

  • ask for trouble
  • distrouble
  • double trouble
  • engine trouble
  • for one’s trouble
  • get into trouble
  • in trouble
  • teething trouble, teething troubles
  • The Troubles
  • trouble and strife
  • trouble in paradise
  • trouble spot
  • trouble-free
  • trouble-monger
  • troubled
  • troublemaker, trouble maker
  • troubler
  • troubleshoot
  • troubleshooter
  • troubleshooting
  • troublesome
  • trubs
  • women’s troubles

Collocations[edit]

Verbs often used with «trouble»

Descendants[edit]

  • Jersey Dutch: tröbel

Translations[edit]

distressful or dangerous situation

  • Albanian: hall (sq) m, telash (sq) f, barazhgë f
  • Arabic: مُشْكِلَة‎ f (muškila), مَتاعِب‎ m pl (matāʕib)
  • Armenian: նեղություն (hy) (nełutʿyun)
  • Avar: балагь (balah)
  • Belarusian: бяда́ (be) f (bjadá), непрые́мнасць f (njepryjémnascʹ), непрые́мнасьць f (njepryjémnasʹcʹ) (Taraškievica), пры́красць f (prýkrascʹ), го́ра (be) n (hóra)
  • Bengali: তকলিফ (bn) (tokoliph)
  • Bulgarian: беда́ (bg) f (bedá), неприя́тност (bg) f (neprijátnost)
  • Catalan: problema (ca) m
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 麻煩麻烦 (zh) (máfán)
  • Czech: potíž (cs) f, nepříjemnost f
  • Dutch: zorg (nl), moeilijkheid (nl), moeite (nl), last (nl)
  • East Central German: Aarchr m
  • Finnish: hankaluudet (fi) pl, vaikeudet (fi) pl, pula (fi)
  • French: peine (fr) f
  • Galician: problema (gl) m
  • Georgian: გასაჭირი (gasač̣iri), უსიამოვნება (usiamovneba)
  • German: Ärger (de) m
  • Gothic: 𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌽𐌰 m (drōbna), 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐍉 f (aglō)
  • Greek: μπελάς (el) m (belás), φασαρία (el) f (fasaría), ταραχή (el) f (tarachí)
    Ancient: ἀνία f (anía), κακόν n (kakón)
  • Hawaiian: pilikia
  • Hindi: तकलीफ़ f (taklīf), कष्ट (hi) m (kaṣṭ), दिक़्क़त f (diqqat), दिक्कत (hi) f (dikkat), मुसीबत (hi) f (musībat)
  • Hungarian: baj (hu), gond (hu)
  • Irish: trioblóid f
  • Italian: guaio (it) m, problema (it) m, impiccio (it) m, tumulto (it) m
  • Japanese: 揉め事 (もめごと, momegoto), 厄介事 (やっかいごと, yakkaigoto), 迷惑 (ja) (めいわく, meiwaku)
  • Latin: aerumna f
  • Malayalam: കുഴപ്പം (ml) (kuḻappaṃ)
  • Maori: moho, māreherehe
  • Norman: pôïne f (Guernsey)
  • Plautdietsch: Ploag f
  • Polish: kłopoty pl, bieda (pl) f, nieprzyjemność (pl) f, przykrość (pl) f
  • Portuguese: problema (pt) m, treta (pt) f
  • Romanian: necaz (ro) n
  • Russian: беда́ (ru) f (bedá), злоключе́ние (ru) n (zloključénije), неприя́тность (ru) f (neprijátnostʹ), го́ре (ru) n (góre), затрудне́ние (ru) n (zatrudnénije)
  • Scottish Gaelic: dragh m, èiginn f, buaireas m, teanntachd f, trioblaid f
  • Slovak: nepríjemnosť f, ťažkosti f pl
  • Spanish: marrón (es), berenjenal
  • Telugu: గొడవ (te) (goḍava)
  • Ukrainian: ха́лепа f (xálepa), хале́па f (xalépa), біда́ (uk) f (bidá), неприє́мність f (nepryjémnistʹ), при́крість f (prýkristʹ), го́ре n (hóre)
  • Urdu: تکلیف‎ f (taklīf), کشٹ‎ m (kaṣṭ)

difficulty

  • Belarusian: ця́жкасць f (cjážkascʹ)
  • Bulgarian: затрудне́ние (bg) n (zatrudnénie)
  • Catalan: problema (ca) m
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 困难 (zh) (kùnnán), 困難困难 (zh) (kùnnán)
  • Czech: obtížnost f
  • Finnish: hankaluus (fi), ongelma (fi)
  • French: mal (fr) m, problème (fr) m, emmerde (fr) f
  • Galician: problema (gl) m
  • Georgian: გასაჭირი (gasač̣iri), სირთულე (sirtule)
  • German: Schwierigkeit (de) f
  • Greek: μπελάς (el) m (belás)
  • Hawaiian: pilikia
  • Hungarian: nehézség (hu), gond (hu), probléma (hu), baj (hu)
  • Irish: trioblóid f
  • Italian: problema (it) m, difficoltà (it) f, dissesto (it) m
  • Japanese: 心配事 (しんぱいごと, shimpaigoto), 問題 (ja) (もんだい, mondai)
  • Korean: 문제 (ko) (munje), 곤란 (ko) (gollan)
  • Latin: difficultās f
  • Malayalam: കുഴപ്പം (ml) (kuḻappaṃ), പ്രശ്നം (ml) (praśnaṃ)
  • Maori: raru, māreherehe, moho
  • Persian: زحمت (fa) (zahmat)
  • Plautdietsch: Ploag f
  • Polish: kłopot (pl) m, problem (pl) m, trudność (pl) f
  • Portuguese: dificuldade (pt) f
  • Russian: затрудне́ние (ru) n (zatrudnénije), тру́дность (ru) f (trúdnostʹ), хло́поты (ru) f pl (xlópoty)
  • Scottish Gaelic: duilgheadas m, èiginn f, teanntachd f, trioblaid f
  • Slovak: obtiažnosť f
  • Spanish: dificultad (es) f, problema (es) m
  • Swedish: problem (sv) n
  • Tajik: заҳмат (zahmat)
  • Turkish: başağrısı (tr), problem (tr), sıkıntı (tr)
  • Ukrainian: тру́днощі f (trúdnošči)
  • Vietnamese: rắc rối (vi)
  • Walloon: rujhe (wa) f
  • Welsh: trafferth f

violent occurrence

  • Catalan: conflicte (ca) m
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 冲突 (zh) (chōngtū), 衝突冲突 (zh) (chōngtū)
  • Finnish: levottomuudet (fi) pl, selkkaus (fi), tappelu (fi), mekkala (fi)
  • Galician: problema (gl) m
  • Greek: φασαρία (el) f (fasaría), ταραχή (el) f (tarachí)
  • Hungarian: zavargás (hu)
  • Italian: guaio (it) m, problema (it) m, grana (it) f
  • Japanese: 揉め事 (もめごと, momegoto), 厄介事 (やっかいごと, yakkaigoto)
  • Russian: беда́ (ru) f (bedá)
  • Scottish Gaelic: buaireas m

effort

  • Azerbaijani: zəhmət
  • Bulgarian: уси́лие (bg) n (usílie)
  • Catalan: molèstia (ca) f
  • Finnish: vaiva (fi), vaivannäkö
  • German: Anstrengung (de) f, Bemühung (de) f, Mühe (de) f
  • Hungarian: fáradság (hu), fáradozás (hu), fáradalom (hu), utánajárás (hu)
  • Italian: problema (it) m, impedimento (it) m, fastidio (it) m
  • Japanese: 厄介 (ja) (やっかい, yakkai), 骨折り (ja) (ほねおり, honeori)
  • Latin: opera (la) f, molimen n
  • Persian: زحمت (fa) (zahmat)
  • Polish: trud (pl) m
  • Russian: труд (ru) m (trud), уси́лие (ru) n (usílije), забо́ты (ru) f pl (zabóty), хло́поты (ru) f pl (xlópoty)
  • Spanish: molestia (es) f, costo (es) m (Costa Rica)
  • Tajik: заҳмат (zahmat)
  • Turkish: efor (tr), gayret (tr)

malfunction

  • Bulgarian: авария (bg) f (avarija), смущение (bg) n (smuštenie)
  • Catalan: trastorn (ca) m
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 故障 (zh) (gùzhàng)
  • Finnish: häiriö (fi), ongelma (fi)
  • Galician: problema (gl) m
  • German: Störung (de) f
  • Greek: πρόβλημα (el) n (próvlima)
  • Hungarian: zavar (hu), (also medically) probléma (hu), (medically) panasz (hu), betegség (hu), bántalom (hu)
  • Italian: problema (it) m, fastidio (it) m
  • Japanese: 障害 (ja) (しょうがい, shōgai), 問題 (ja) (もんだい, mondai)
  • Russian: непола́дки (ru) m pl (nepoládki), перебо́й (ru) m (perebój)
  • Scottish Gaelic: trioblaid f
  • Turkish: arıza (tr)
  • Walloon: mehin (wa) m

liability for punishment

  • Catalan: conflicte (ca) m
  • Finnish: ongelma (fi), vaikeudet (fi) pl
  • Galician: problema (gl) m
  • Greek: προβλήματα (el) n pl (provlímata)
  • Italian: guaio (it) m, contrasto (it) m, intoppo (it) m
  • Russian: пробле́мы (ru) f pl (problémy)

Translations to be checked

  • Albanian: (please verify) mund (sq) m
  • Arabic: (please verify) إِضْطِرَاب‎ m (ʔiḍṭirāb)
  • Dutch: (please verify) last (nl), (please verify) zorg (nl), (please verify) probleem (nl) n
  • French: (please verify) peine (fr) f, (please verify) souci (fr)
  • German: (please verify) Mühe (de) f, (please verify) Sorge (de) f, (please verify) Ärger (de) m, (please verify) Ungemach (de) n
  • Hiligaynon: (please verify) problema
  • Irish: (please verify) aimpléis f
  • Italian: (please verify) pena (it) f, (please verify) disturbo (it) m, (please verify) disagio (it) m
  • Korean: (please verify) 걱정 (ko) (geokjeong), (please verify) 곤란 (ko)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: (please verify) چەرمەسەری(çermeserî)
  • Mandarin: (please verify) 麻煩麻烦 (zh) (máfan), (please verify) 麻烦 (zh) (máfán)
  • Old Norse: (please verify) úmaki m, (please verify) úmak n
  • Romanian: (please verify) păs (ro), (please verify) problemă (ro)
  • Santali: (please verify) ᱚᱡᱚᱨ (ôjôr)
  • Serbo-Croatian: (please verify) muka (sh) f, (please verify) trud (sh) m, (please verify) poteškoća, (please verify) napor (sh), (please verify) problem (sh), (please verify) nevolja (sh), (please verify) neprilika (sh)
  • Spanish: (please verify) problema (es) f, (please verify) pena (es) f
  • Swahili: (please verify) vurugu (sw), (please verify) gaya (sw)
  • Swedish: (please verify) besvär (sv), (please verify) möda (sv)
  • Tagalog: (please verify) problema (tl), (please verify) hirap
  • Telugu: (please verify) ఇబ్బంది (te) (ibbandi)

See also[edit]

  • Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take for uses and meaning of trouble collocated with these words.

Verb[edit]

trouble (third-person singular simple present troubles, present participle troubling, simple past and past participle troubled)

  1. (transitive, now rare) To disturb, stir up, agitate (a medium, especially water).
    • 1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. [], London: [] [Samuel Simmons], [], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: [], London: Basil Montagu Pickering [], 1873, →OCLC, line 1100:

      God looking forth will trouble all his Hoſt

  2. (transitive) To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.
    What she said about narcissism is troubling me.
    • c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], page 281, column 2:

      Take the Boy to you: he ſo troubles me, / ‘Tis paſt enduring.

  3. (transitive) In weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.
    I will not trouble you to deliver the letter.
  4. (reflexive or intransitive) To take pains to do something.
    I won’t trouble to post the letter today; I can do it tomorrow.
  5. (intransitive) To worry; to be anxious.
    • 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.26:
      Why trouble about the future? It is wholly uncertain.

[edit]

  • turbid
  • turbulent

Descendants[edit]

  • Jersey Dutch: tröble

Translations[edit]

to bother; to annoy

  • Arabic:
    Egyptian Arabic: كلف(kallif)
  • Bulgarian: безпокоя (bg) (bezpokoja), тревожа (bg) (trevoža)
  • Cherokee: ᎠᏕᏯᏙᏗᎭ (adeyadodiha)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 麻煩麻烦 (zh) (máfán), 騷攪骚搅 (zh) (sāojiǎo)
  • Finnish: vaivata (fi)
  • French: troubler (fr), déranger (fr), embêter (fr)
  • German: beunruhigen (de), belästigen (de), bekümmern (de)
  • Gothic: 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (draibjan)
  • Greek: ενοχλώ (el) (enochló)
    Ancient: σκύλλω (skúllō), ὀχλέω (okhléō)
  • Hungarian: zavar (hu), aggaszt (hu), fáraszt (hu)
  • Irish: cráigh
  • Italian: esagitare, infastidire (it), disturbare (it), agitare (it)
  • Japanese: 手数を掛ける (てすうをかける, tesū-o kakeru), 面倒を掛ける (めんどうをかける, mendō-o kakeru)
  • Kabuverdianu: ardiga
  • Latvian: traucēt
  • Polish: przeszkadzać (pl), dokuczać (pl), niepokoić (pl)
  • Portuguese: incomodar (pt), irritar (pt), molestar (pt)
  • Russian: беспоко́ить (ru) impf (bespokóitʹ), побеспоко́ить (ru) pf (pobespokóitʹ), обеспоко́ить (ru) pf (obespokóitʹ), трево́жить (ru) impf (trevóžitʹ), потрево́жить (ru) pf (potrevóžitʹ), встрево́жить (ru) pf (vstrevóžitʹ), волнова́ть (ru) impf (volnovátʹ), взволнова́ть (ru) pf (vzvolnovátʹ)
  • Sanskrit: बाधति (bādhati)
  • Scottish Gaelic: buair, cuir dragh air
  • Spanish: molestar (es), fastidiar (es), agobiar (es)
  • Swahili: kusumbua
  • Tagalog: istorbo, pahirapan

Further reading[edit]

  • trouble in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • “trouble”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams[edit]

  • -buterol, Boulter, boulter

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tʁubl/

Etymology 1[edit]

Deverbal from troubler or from Old French troble.

Noun[edit]

trouble m (plural troubles)

  1. trouble
  2. (medicine, psychiatry) disorder
Derived terms[edit]
  • fauteur de troubles

(medicine, psychiatry):

  • trouble bipolaire
  • trouble de la personnalité
  • trouble de l’érection
  • trouble de l’humeur
  • trouble du sommeil
  • trouble mental
  • trouble obsessionnel compulsif
  • trouble psychiatrique
  • trouble psychique

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old French troble, probably from a Vulgar Latin *turbulus (with metathesis), itself perhaps an alteration of Latin turbidus with influence from turbulentus; cf. also turbula. Compare Catalan tèrbol, Romanian tulbure.

Adjective[edit]

trouble (plural troubles)

  1. (of a liquid) murky, turbid, muddy, thick, clouded, cloudy; not clear
Derived terms[edit]
  • pêcher en eau trouble

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

trouble

  1. inflection of troubler:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading[edit]

  • “trouble”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Noun



The new system is giving me trouble.



He was having trouble with his homework.



I had a little trouble finding the place.



He had no trouble finding a new job.



gangs looking to make trouble



When the new CEO arrived, the company was in trouble.



She got into trouble with her credit cards.



He’s always getting in trouble at school.



She has been having trouble with her knee.

Verb



The accusations troubled him deeply.



I’m troubled by his strange behavior.



I don’t mean to trouble you, but I have a question.

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Recent Examples on the Web



The junior forward took to Twitter on Saturday morning to defend head coach Jeff Walz and the state of his program after someone on the social media outlet alluded to the program being in trouble following the news of Van Lith’s departure.


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The banking system seems to be in trouble, inflation is still not under control, and a looming congressional standoff over the debt ceiling threatens to take our economy to a cliff edge.


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Commercial real estate is in trouble and while major US stock indexes are up this year, there’s underlying weakness in market fundamentals.


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So who came out victorious and who’s now in trouble?


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The artist is troubled by the political attacks happening in Southern states against trans folks, reproductive choice, drag shows, and other freedoms.


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Both generational groups are right to be troubled.


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Three others, however, said they were troubled by it.


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Now, as a feminist philosopher and an anti-nationalist living in and thinking about war, Irina was troubled by feminist colleagues’ rush to mobilize around nationalist rhetoric.


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Even those new buildings can be troubled by mechanical and human breakdowns.


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With his decades of experience in the industry, Mr. MacFarlane is troubled that lack of capital remains a barrier for would-be developers.


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trou·ble

 (trŭb′əl)

n.

1. A state of distress, affliction, difficulty, or need: tried to console them in their trouble; got in trouble with the police.

2. A distressing or difficult circumstance or situation: I’ve had troubles ever since I took this job.

3. A cause or source of distress, disturbance, or difficulty: The new recruits were a trouble to him.

4. Effort, especially when inconvenient or bothersome: went to a lot of trouble to find this book.

5. A condition of pain, disease, or malfunction: heart trouble; car trouble.

6.

a. Public unrest or disorder.

b. An instance of this; a disturbance.

c. Troubles Any of various conflicts or rebellions in Ireland or Northern Ireland, especially the period of social unrest in Northern Ireland beginning in 1969.

v. trou·bled, trou·bling, trou·bles

v.tr.

1. To afflict with pain or discomfort: My stomach is troubling me.

2.

a. To cause to be anxious or worried: was troubled by the decline in sales.

b. To cause to have emotional or mental problems that interfere with social functioning: a teenager who is troubled and needs help.

3. To inconvenience; bother: May I trouble you for directions?

4. To agitate; stir up: winds troubling the waters.

v.intr.

To take pains: They trouble over every detail.


[Middle English, from Old French, from troubler, to trouble, from Vulgar Latin *turbulāre, alteration (influenced by Latin turbula, small group, diminutive of turba, crowd) of Late Latin turbidāre, from Latin turbidus, confused; see turbid.]


trou′bler n.

trou′bling·ly adv.

Synonyms: trouble, ail, distress, worry
These verbs mean to cause anxious uneasiness in: His behavior troubles his parents. What problems are ailing you? The bad news distressed us. Her high fever worries the doctor.

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trouble

(ˈtrʌbəl)

n

1. a state or condition of mental distress or anxiety

2. a state or condition of disorder or unrest: industrial trouble.

3. a condition of disease, pain, or malfunctioning: she has liver trouble.

4. a cause of distress, disturbance, or pain; problem: what is the trouble?.

5. effort or exertion taken to do something: he took a lot of trouble over this design.

6. liability to suffer punishment or misfortune (esp in the phrase be in trouble): he’s in trouble with the police.

7. a personal quality that is regarded as a weakness, handicap, or cause of annoyance: his trouble is that he’s too soft.

8. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (plural)

a. political unrest or public disturbances

b. the Troubles political violence in Ireland during the 1920s or in Northern Ireland between the late 1960s and the late 1990s

9. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the Troubles political violence in Ireland during the 1920s or in Northern Ireland between the late 1960s and the late 1990s

10. the condition of an unmarried girl who becomes pregnant (esp in the phrase in trouble)

vb

11. (tr) to cause trouble to; upset, pain, or worry

12. (usually with a negative and foll by: about) to put oneself to inconvenience; be concerned: don’t trouble about me.

13. (intr; usually with a negative) to take pains; exert oneself: please don’t trouble to write everything down.

14. (tr) to cause inconvenience or discomfort to: does this noise trouble you?.

15. (tr; usually passive) to agitate or make rough: the seas were troubled.

16. (tr) Caribbean to interfere with: he wouldn’t like anyone to trouble his new bicycle.

[C13: from Old French troubler, from Vulgar Latin turbulāre (unattested), from Late Latin turbidāre, from turbidus confused, from turba commotion]

ˈtroubled adj

ˈtroubler n

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trou•ble

(ˈtrʌb əl)

v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.t.

1. to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress: The sufferings of the poor troubled him.

2. to put to inconvenience, exertion, pains, or the like: May I trouble you to shut the door?

3. to cause bodily pain or discomfort to; afflict: to be troubled by arthritis.

4. to annoy, vex, or bother.

5. to disturb or agitate so as to make turbid, as water.

v.i.

6. to put oneself to inconvenience, extra effort, or the like.

7. to be distressed; worry.

n.

8. difficulty, annoyance, or harassment: to make trouble for someone.

9. an unfortunate or distressing position, circumstance, or occurrence: financial trouble.

10. civil disorder, disturbance, or conflict.

11. a physical disease, ailment, etc.: heart trouble.

12. mental or emotional distress; worry.

13. effort or inconvenience in accomplishing some action, deed, etc.: not worth the trouble.

14. an objectionable feature; drawback: the trouble with the proposal.

15. a cause or source of disturbance, annoyance, etc.

16. a mechanical defect or breakdown: trouble with the washing machine.

17. the Troubles,

a. the violence and civil war in Ireland, 1920–22.

b. the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland, beginning in 1969.

Idioms:

in trouble, pregnant out of wedlock (used as a euphemism).

[1175–1225; Middle English (v.) < Old French troubler < Vulgar Latin *turbulare, derivative of *turbulus turbid, alter. of Latin turbulentus turbulent]

trou′bler, n.

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trouble

1. used as an uncountable noun

Trouble is most commonly an uncountable noun. If something causes you trouble, you have difficulty dealing with it.

The weather was causing more trouble than the enemy.

This would save everyone a lot of trouble.

You can say that someone has trouble doing something.

Did you have any trouble finding your way here?

Be Careful!
Don’t say ‘Did you have any trouble to find your way here?

2. ‘troubles’

Your troubles are the problems in your life.

It helps me forget my troubles and relax.

Be Careful!
You don’t usually refer to a single problem as ‘a trouble’.

3. ‘the trouble’

If a particular aspect of something is causing problems, you can refer to this as the trouble.

It’s getting a bit expensive now, that’s the trouble.

The trouble is there’s a shortage of suitable property.

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trouble

Past participle: troubled
Gerund: troubling

Imperative
trouble
trouble
Present
I trouble
you trouble
he/she/it troubles
we trouble
you trouble
they trouble
Preterite
I troubled
you troubled
he/she/it troubled
we troubled
you troubled
they troubled
Present Continuous
I am troubling
you are troubling
he/she/it is troubling
we are troubling
you are troubling
they are troubling
Present Perfect
I have troubled
you have troubled
he/she/it has troubled
we have troubled
you have troubled
they have troubled
Past Continuous
I was troubling
you were troubling
he/she/it was troubling
we were troubling
you were troubling
they were troubling
Past Perfect
I had troubled
you had troubled
he/she/it had troubled
we had troubled
you had troubled
they had troubled
Future
I will trouble
you will trouble
he/she/it will trouble
we will trouble
you will trouble
they will trouble
Future Perfect
I will have troubled
you will have troubled
he/she/it will have troubled
we will have troubled
you will have troubled
they will have troubled
Future Continuous
I will be troubling
you will be troubling
he/she/it will be troubling
we will be troubling
you will be troubling
they will be troubling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been troubling
you have been troubling
he/she/it has been troubling
we have been troubling
you have been troubling
they have been troubling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been troubling
you will have been troubling
he/she/it will have been troubling
we will have been troubling
you will have been troubling
they will have been troubling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been troubling
you had been troubling
he/she/it had been troubling
we had been troubling
you had been troubling
they had been troubling
Conditional
I would trouble
you would trouble
he/she/it would trouble
we would trouble
you would trouble
they would trouble
Past Conditional
I would have troubled
you would have troubled
he/she/it would have troubled
we would have troubled
you would have troubled
they would have troubled

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun 1. trouble - a source of difficultytrouble — a source of difficulty; «one trouble after another delayed the job»; «what’s the problem?»

problem

difficulty — a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; «serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent»

pressure point — where problems or difficulties are likely to occur; «a key pressure point in the controversy was the building permit»

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 — trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality; «we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution»

matter — a problem; «is anything the matter?»

2. trouble - an angry disturbancetrouble — an angry disturbance; «he didn’t want to make a fuss»; «they had labor trouble»; «a spot of bother»

bother, hassle, fuss

disturbance, perturbation — activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption; «the term `distress’ connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset»; «he looked around for the source of the disturbance»; «there was a disturbance of neural function»

3. trouble - an event causing distress or paintrouble — an event causing distress or pain; «what is the trouble?»; «heart trouble»

happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent — 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 cause of difficulty and suffering; «war is hell»; «go to blazes»

onslaught — a sudden and severe onset of trouble

scandal, outrage — a disgraceful event

interference, noise, disturbance — electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

4. trouble - an effort that is inconvenienttrouble — 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, effort, travail, 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»

tsuris — (Yiddish) aggravating trouble; «the frustrating tsuris he subjected himself to»

5. trouble - a strong feeling of anxietytrouble — 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

6. trouble - an unwanted pregnancytrouble — an unwanted pregnancy; «he got several girls in trouble»

maternity, pregnancy, gestation — the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

Verb 1. trouble - move deeplytrouble — move deeply; «This book upset me»; «A troubling thought»

disturb, upset

charge up, commove, agitate, rouse, excite, turn on, charge — cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; «The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks»

jolt — disturb (someone’s) composure; «The audience was jolted by the play»

cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, unhinge, distract, 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»

impress, strike, affect, move — have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; «This child impressed me as unusually mature»; «This behavior struck me as odd»

distress — cause mental pain to; «The news of her child’s illness distressed the mother»

2. trouble - to cause inconvenience or discomfort totrouble — to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; «Sorry to trouble you, but…»

discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, bother

affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch — have an effect upon; «Will the new rules affect me?»

distress, straiten — bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

3. trouble - disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmedtrouble — 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»

cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, unhinge, distract

vex, worry — disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; «I cannot sleep—my daughter’s health is worrying me»

disturb, trouble, upset — move deeply; «This book upset me»; «A troubling thought»

4. trouble - take the trouble to do somethingtrouble — take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; «He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday»; «Don’t bother, please»

bother, inconvenience oneself, trouble oneself

strain, strive, reach — to exert much effort or energy; «straining our ears to hear»

5. trouble — cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

pain, ail

hurt — give trouble or pain to; «This exercise will hurt your back»

recrudesce, break out, erupt — become raw or open; «He broke out in hives»; «My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries»; «Such boils tend to recrudesce»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

trouble

noun

1. bother, problems, concern, worry, stress, difficulty (informal), anxiety, distress, grief (Brit. & S. African), irritation, hassle (informal), strife, inconvenience, unease, disquiet, annoyance, agitation, commotion, unpleasantness, vexation You’ve caused a lot of trouble.

3. (usually plural) distress, problem, suffering, worry, pain, anxiety, grief, torment, hardship, sorrow, woe, irritation, hassle (informal), misfortune, heartache, disquiet, annoyance, agitation, tribulation, bummer (slang), vexation She tells me her troubles. I tell her mine.
distress pleasure, comfort, happiness, good fortune, tranquillity, contentment

5. disorder, fighting, row, conflict, bother, grief (Brit. & S. African), unrest, disturbance, to-do (informal), discontent, dissatisfaction, furore, uproar, scuffling, discord, fracas, commotion, rumpus, breach of the peace, tumult, affray (Law), brouhaha, ructions, hullabaloo (informal), kerfuffle (Brit. informal), hoo-ha (informal) Riot police are being deployed to prevent any trouble.
disorder peace, agreement, unity, harmony, tranquillity, contentment

6. problem, bother, concern, pest, irritation, hassle (informal), nuisance, inconvenience, irritant, cause of annoyance He’s no trouble at all, but his brother is rude and selfish.

7. effort, work, thought, care, labour, struggle, pains, bother, grief (Brit. & S. African), hassle (informal), inconvenience, exertion You’ve saved us a lot of trouble by helping.
effort facility, ease, convenience

8. difficulty, hot water (informal), predicament, deep water (informal), spot (informal), danger, mess, dilemma, scrape (informal), pickle (informal), dire straits, tight spot a charity that helps women in trouble with the law

verb

1. bother, worry, upset, disturb, distress, annoy, plague, grieve, torment, harass, hassle (informal), afflict, pain, fret, agitate, sadden, perplex, disconcert, disquiet, pester, vex, perturb, faze, give someone grief (Brit. & S. African), discompose, put or get someone’s back up Is anything troubling you?
bother please, calm, relieve, soothe, appease, mollify

2. afflict, hurt, bother, cause discomfort to, cause discomfort to, pain, grieve The ulcer had been troubling her for several years.

4. take pains, take the time, make an effort, go to the effort of, exert yourself He yawns, not troubling to cover his mouth.
take pains avoid, dodge

Quotations
«Man is born unto trouble» Bible: Job
«Double, double, toil and trouble» [William Shakespeare Macbeth]

Proverbs
«Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you»

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

trouble

noun

1. The condition of being in need of immediate assistance:

2. The state or quality of being inconvenient:

3. A difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition:

box, corner, deep water, difficulty, dilemma, Dutch, fix, hole, hot spot, hot water, jam, plight, predicament, quagmire, scrape, soup.

4. A cause of distress or anxiety:

5. The use of energy to do something:

verb

1. To cause anxious uneasiness in:

2. To come to mind continually:

3. To cause inconvenience for:

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Translations

إضْطِراباتعِلَّه، مَرَضقَلَققَلَق، تَعَبيُزْعِجُ نَفْسَه، يَبذُل جُهْدا

potížetrápeníznepokojitnepokojeobtěžovat

problemulejlige=-besværbekymrebesvær

vaikeus

problem

aggaszt

erfiîleikarhafa fyrirtrufla, ónáîavalda áhyggjum/reiîi/amaveikindi

困難

곤란

kiršintojasneramumaiprislėgtas rūpesčiųsukeliantis daug rūpesčiųvaidininkas

apgrūtinātgrūtībasjukaskaitenemieri

starostiznepokojiť

motnjepotruditi setežavavznemirjati

bekymmer

ปัญหา

vấn đề

trouble

[ˈtrʌbl]

A. N

2. (= effort, bother) → molestia f
to go to (all) the trouble of doing sthtomarse la molestia de hacer algo
I went to a lot of trouble to get it for herme tomé muchas molestias para conseguírselo
we had all our trouble for nothingtodo aquello fue trabajo perdido
it’s no troubleno es molestia
to put sb to the trouble of doing sthmolestar a algn pidiéndole que haga algo
I fear I am putting you to a lot of troubleme temo que esto te vaya a molestar bastante
to save o.s. the troubleahorrarse el trabajo
to spare no trouble in order to + INFINno regatear medio para + infin
to take the trouble to do sthtomarse la molestia de hacer algo
he didn’t even take the trouble to say thank youni se dignó siquiera darme las gracias
to take a lot of trouble over sthesmerarse en algo, hacer algo con el mayor cuidado
nothing is too much trouble for herpara ella todo es poco
it’s more trouble than it’s worth, it’s not worth the troubleno vale la pena

D. CPD trouble spot N (esp Pol) (= area, country) → zona f conflictiva

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trouble

[ˈtrʌbəl]

vt

(= worry) → inquiéter
Is anything troubling you? → Est-ce qu’il y a quelque chose qui vous inquiète?
to be troubled by sth → s’inquiéter de qch

(= cause pain) [injury, ulcer, condition] → faire souffrir; [knee, tooth, stomach] → faire souffrir
The ulcer had been troubling her for years
BUT Elle souffrait d’un ulcère depuis des années. troubles

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trouble

n

(= bother, effort)Mühe f; it’s no trouble (at all)!das mache ich doch gern; thank you — (it was) no troublevielen Dank — (das ist) gern geschehen; it’s no trouble to do it properlyman kann es genauso gut ordentlich machen; it’s not worth the troubledas ist nicht der Mühe wert; she’s/it’s more trouble than she’s/it’s worthsie/es macht mehr Ärger or Umstände als sie/es wert ist; nothing is too much trouble for hernichts ist ihr zu viel; to go to the trouble (of doing something), to take the trouble (to do something)sich (dat)die Mühe machen(, etw zu tun); to go to/to take a lot of trouble (over or with something)sich (dat)(mit etw) viel Mühe geben; you have gone to a lot of trouble over the foodSie haben sich (dat)solche Umstände mit dem Essen gemacht; he went to enormous troubleer hat alles nur Erdenkliche getan; to put somebody to the trouble of doing somethingjdn bemühen, etw zu tun; to put somebody to a lot of troublejdm viel Mühe machen

(= nuisance) to be a trouble (to somebody)(jdm) Mühe machen; (dependent person also) → (jdm) zur Last fallen; the child is nothing but trouble to his parentsdas Kind macht seinen Eltern nur Sorgen; he’s been no trouble at all (of child) → er war ganz lieb

(Med: = illness) → Leiden nt; (fig)Schaden m; heart/back troubleHerz-/Rückenleiden nt; my back is giving me troublemein Rücken macht mir zu schaffen; engine trouble(ein) Motorschaden m

(= unrest, upheaval)Unruhe f; labour (Brit) or labor (US) troublesArbeiterunruhen pl; there’s trouble at the factory/in Iranin der Fabrik/im Iran herrscht Unruhe; he caused/made trouble between themer hat Unruhe zwischen ihnen gestiftet ? stir up

vt

(= bother)bemühen, belästigen; I’m sorry to trouble you, but could you tell me if …entschuldigen Sie die Störung, aber könnten Sie mir sagen, ob …; may I trouble you for a light?darf ich Sie um Feuer bitten?; will it trouble you if I smoke?stört es Sie, wenn ich rauche?; I shan’t trouble you with the detailsich werde Ihnen die Einzelheiten ersparen; we are troubled with mice just nowwir werden zurzeit von Mäusen geplagt; I’ll trouble you to remember who you’re speaking to! (iro)würden Sie bitte daran denken, mit wem Sie sprechen!

(= take the trouble) to trouble to do somethingsich bemühen, etw zu tun; please don’t trouble yourselfbitte bemühen Sie sich nicht; don’t trouble to write until you’ve settled downschreib erst, wenn du dich eingelebt hast; if you had troubled to ask, you might have found out the truthwenn du dir die Mühe gemacht und gefragt hättest, hättest du wahrscheinlich die Wahrheit erfahren; oh, don’t trouble to apologize! (iro)bemüh dich nicht, dich zu entschuldigen


trouble

:

troubleshooter

nStörungssucher(in) m(f); (Pol, Ind: = mediator) → Vermittler(in) m(f); troubles (Pol etc: = organization) → Krisenfeuerwehr f

troubleshooting

n (Comput etc) → Troubleshooting nt, → Problembehandlung f

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trouble

[ˈtrʌbl]

1. n

b. (bother, effort) → sforzo; (worry) → preoccupazione f
it’s no trouble (offering help) → non è un problema
it’s no trouble! (accepting thanks) → di niente!
it’s not worth the trouble → non vale la pena
to go to (all) the trouble of doing sth, take the trouble to do sth → darsi la pena di fare qc

2. vt

b. (bother, be nuisance to) → disturbare
I’m sorry to trouble you → mi dispiace disturbarla
I shan’t trouble you with all the details → non starò ad annoiarla con tutti i particolari
please don’t trouble yourself → non si disturbi

c. (+ infin, make the effort) to trouble to do sthdarsi la pena di fare qc

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trouble

(ˈtrabl) noun

1. (something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc. He never talks about his troubles; We’ve had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.

2. disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc. It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.

3. illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body). He has heart trouble.

verb

1. to cause worry, anger or sadness to. She was troubled by the news of her sister’s illness.

2. used as part of a very polite and formal request. May I trouble you to close the window?

3. to make any effort. He didn’t even trouble to tell me what had happened.

ˈtroubled adjective

(negative untroubled).

1. worried or anxious. He is obviously a troubled man.

2. disturbed and not peaceful. troubled sleep.

ˈtroublesome adjective

causing worry or difficulty. troublesome children/tasks.

ˈtroublemaker noun

a person who continually (and usually deliberately) causes worry, difficulty or disturbance to other people. Beware of her – she is a real troublemaker.

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trouble

قَلَق potíže problem Schwierigkeit μπελάς problema, problemas vaikeus difficultés problem problema 困難 곤란 moeite trøbbel kłopot problema беспокойство bekymmer ปัญหา güçlük vấn đề 麻烦

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

trouble

n. aflicción, calamidad, problema;

What is the trouble?¿Qué sucede? ¿qué pasa?;

v.

to be in ___estar en un apuro;

to be worth the ___valer la pena.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

  • I’m sorry to bother you (US)
    I’m sorry to trouble you (UK)
  • What do I do if I have car trouble? (US)
    What do I do if I break down? (UK)
  • Car trouble (US)
    Breakdown (UK)
  • I’m having trouble with the phone
  • I’m having trouble with the key
  • I’m in trouble (US)
    I am in trouble (UK)

Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

trouble

n molestia (frec. pl); Do you have trouble with your back?.. Tiene molestia(s) en la espalda?

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trouble
ˈtrʌbl
1. сущ.
1) а) беспокойство, волнение, тревога to give trouble, to put to trouble ≈ причинять беспокойство (кому-л.) She kept her troubles to herself. ≈ Она ни с кем не делилась своими тревогами (своим беспокойством) . б) труд, усилие, заботы, хлопоты в) диал. роды Syn : labour
2) а) затруднение, трудность He takes much trouble. ≈ Он очень старается. He did not take the trouble to come. ≈ Он не потрудился прийти. I had some trouble in reading his handwriting. ≈ Мне было трудно читать его почерк. The Sullivans continued to have financial troubles. ≈ У Салливанов по-прежнему финансовые затруднения. no trouble at all Syn : effort б) беда, горе, неприятности;
источник неприятностей, причина беспокойства и т.д. You’ve caused us a lot of trouble. ≈ Вы причинили нам много неприятностей. The trouble is that these restrictions have remained while other things have changed. ≈ Беда в том, что эти ограничения остались, а все другое изменилось. Your trouble is that that you can’t take rejection. ≈ Ваша беда в том, что вы не можете смириться с отказом. в) беспорядки, волнения Fans who make trouble during the World Cup will be severely dealt with. ≈ С фанатами, которые будут устраивать беспорядки во время чемрионата мира, будут бе racial troubles
3) а) мед. болезнь An unsuitable bed is the most likely cause of back trouble. ≈ Неудобная постель является наиболее вероятной причиной осложнений с позвоночником. Her husband had never before had any heart trouble. ≈ Ее муж никогда раньше не жаловался на сердце (у ее мужа никогда не болело сердце) . emotional troubles ≈ душевные заболевания б) тех. нарушение правильности хода или действия;
авария;
помеха The plane developed engine trouble soon after taking off. ≈ В самолете произошли неполадки с двигателем вскоре после взлета. trouble crew ∙ to ask/look for trouble ≈ напрашиваться на неприятности, лезть на рожон;
вести себя неосторожно
2. гл.
1) а) беспокоить(ся) , тревожить(ся) Syn : bother б) (обычно с отрицанием) трудиться, стараться
2) а) затруднять, надоедать, приставать б) даваться с трудом
3) тех. нарушать, повреждать ∙ trouble about trouble for trouble over trouble with don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you посл. ≈ не буди лиха, пока лихо спит;
не буди лиха, пока оно тихо
3. прил. аварийный trouble crew ≈ аварийная команда
беспокойство;
волнение;
тревога — his heart was full of * сердце его было полно тревоги — to give smb. * причинять кому-л. беспокойство неприятность, беда, горе;
напасть — family * семейные неприятности — to be in *, to have * быть в беде — to get into * попасть в беду — to make /to cause/ * for smb., to get smb. into * причинять кому-л. неприятности — to get smb. out of * вызволить кого-л. из беды — to keep out of * избегать неприятностей, стараться не портить себе жизнь — to tell smb. one’s *s рассказать кому-л. о своих невзгодах /злоключениях/ — he has been through much * у него были большие неприятности /было большое горе/ — till this great * came upon them до тех пор, пока к ним не пришла эта беда скандал;
неприятности — to make * for nothing устраивать скандал на пустом месте — he’ll make * if you don’t agree он заварит (такую) кашу /устроит тебе хорошую жизнь/, если ты не согласишься — there will be * скандала не миновать;
теперь неприятностей не оберешься;
дело пахнет жареным затруднение, трудность — money *s денежные затруднения — to get to the root of the * понять, в чем коренится трудность — to meet * halfway смотреть трудности в лицо;
встречать трудность лицом к лицу;
не бояться трудностей, не бегать от трудностей — I had some * in reading his handwriting мне было трудно разобрать его почерк — I’ve been having * with the engine of my car мне пришлось повозиться с мотором в машине — he opened the safe without any * он очень легко открыл сейф заботы, хлопоты;
труд, усилие — to take the * (to do smth.) , to go to the * (of doing smth.) взять на себя труд (сделать что-л.) — to take much * стараться, хлопотать — to save oneself the * of doing smth. избавить себя от труда делать что-л. — to spare no * to gain one’s ends не жалеть усилий для достижения цели — thank you for all your * on my behalf спасибо за все ваши заботы обо мне — he did it to spare your * он сделал это, чтобы избавить вас от хлопот — will it be much * to you to do this? — No * at all вас не слишком затруднит сделать это? — Нисколько не затруднит — I don’t like putting you to so much * /giving you so much */ мне не хотелось бы так затруднять вас — an omelette is no * to make омлет очень легко приготовить — it’s not worth the * это не стоит (нашего) труда /не оправдает (затраченных) усилий/ — he’s had a lot of * /all this */ for nothing все его усилия пошли прахом /кончились ничем/ помеха, источник неприятностей;
причина беспокойства — I don’t want to be any * to you я не хочу причинять вам беспокойства — he finds it a great * to get up early он очень не любит рано вставать — life is full of petty *s в жизни много мелких неприятностей недостаток, изъян — the principal * with the book главный недостаток книги — the * with this view is that… этот взгляд плох тем, что… — the * is he believes it плохо то, что он верит этому волнения, беспорядки — labour *(s) волнения среди рабочих, стачки — * spots районы с неблагополучной обстановкой;
районы беспорядков, столкновений и т. п. — there was * in the streets не улицах было беспокойно /происходили беспорядки/ (the *) pl волнения, война насилия в Ольстере болезнь, недуг — heart * болезнь сердца — lung * легочное заболевание — mental * психическое расстройство — he has eye * у него плохо с глазами /со зрением/ — what’s the *? что у вас болит?, на что вы жалуетесь? (диалектизм) роды (техническое) нарушение (правильного хода работы) ;
авария, помеха, повреждение;
неисправность, неполадки — operating *s эксплуатационные неполадки — engine * неполадки в двигателе — to locate /to trace/ the * установить причину неполадок — we’re always having * with our car у нас всегда что-нибудь неладно с машиной (геология) сброс, дислокация > what’s the *? в чем дело > to ask for /to look for, to seek/ * вести себя неосторожно, напрашиваться на неприятности > to be in * быть беременной (о незамужней женщине) ;
сидеть в тюрьме > to get into * забеременеть (о незамужней женщине) ;
попасть в тюрьму > to get a girl into * сделать девушке ребенка;
обрюхатить девчонку > to borrow * заранее беспокоиться, попусту волноваться > *s never come singly (пословица) беда никогда не приходит одна;
пришла беда — отворяй ворота > don’t trouble * till * troubles you не буди лиха, пока спит тихо /пока лихо спит/ > man is borne unto * (библеизм) человек рождается /рожден/ на страдание тревожить, волновать;
расстраивать — her failure to remember the address *d her она была расстроена тем, что никак не могла вспомнить адрес — what *s me in his absence его отсутствие беспокоит меня — that hardly *s him at all это нисколько его не волнует — now don’t let it * you any more пусть это вас больше не беспокоит — don’t * your head about it пусть у вас не болит голова по этому поводу тревожиться, волноваться, расстраиваться — without troubling about the consequences (нисколько) не беспокоясь о последствиях — not to * about the philosophy of art не думать о философии искусства — don’t * about it не беспокойтесь об этом — we must not * about small misfortunes не нужно расстраиваться из-за мелких неприятностей беспокоить, мучить;
причинять боль, страдания — his wound *s him a great deal рана причиняет ему большие страдания — he is much *d by gout его сильно мучает подагра — how long has it been troubling you? давно это вас беспокоит /болит у вас/? затруднять, приставать, надоедать — he is always troubling me about his private affairs он все время пристает ко мне со своими личными делами — I am sorry to * you about such trivial matters мне очень неловко затруднять вас по пустякам — I shan’t * you with the details не буду утомлять вас /надоедать вам/ деталями — will it * you to drop this letter in the box? вам не трудно будет бросить это письмо в почтовый ящик? просить об одолжении — may I * you to pass the salt? передайте, пожалуйста, соль — may I * you for a match? можно попросить у вас спичку? — I fear I must * you to come upstairs простите, мне придется попросить вас подняться наверх — I’ll * you to hold your tongue я бы попросил вас замолчать /попридержать язык/ даваться с трудом — the learning of languages never *d him much иностранные языки всегда давались ему легко (обыкн. в отрицательных предложениях) стараться, трудиться;
делать усилия — he never even *d to answer он даже не потрудился ответить — don’t * to write не трудитесь писать — if it is inconvenient to come, don’t * не приходите, если вам неудобно (редкое) будоражить, баламутить — to * waters мутить воду (техническое) нарушать, повреждать
to ask (или to look) for ~ напрашиваться на неприятности, лезть на рожон;
вести себя неосторожно
~ неприятности, горе, беда;
to be in trouble быть в горе, в беде;
to get into trouble попасть в беду
~ (преим. тех.) нарушать, повреждать;
don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you посл. = не буди лиха, пока лихо спит
engine ~ неполадка с двигателем
~ неприятности, горе, беда;
to be in trouble быть в горе, в беде;
to get into trouble попасть в беду
~ беспокойство, волнение;
тревога;
заботы, хлопоты;
to give (smb.) trouble, to put (smb.) to trouble причинять беспокойство (кому-л.)
he did not take the ~ to come он не потрудился прийти;
no trouble at all нисколько не затруднит (ответ на просьбу)
~ (обыкн. в отриц. предложениях) трудиться, стараться;
he never even troubled to answer он даже не потрудился ответить
~ затруднение;
усилие;
to take the trouble потрудиться, взять на себя труд;
he takes much trouble он очень старается
~ болезнь;
heart trouble болезнь сердца
I had some ~ in reading his handwriting мне было трудно читать его почерк
to make ~ (for smb.) причинять (кому-л.) неприятности
~ даваться с трудом;
mathematics doesn’t trouble me at all математика дается мне легко
~ затруднять;
приставать, надоедать;
may I trouble you to shut the door? закройте, пожалуйста, дверь;
may I trouble you for the salt? передайте, пожалуйста, соль
~ затруднять;
приставать, надоедать;
may I trouble you to shut the door? закройте, пожалуйста, дверь;
may I trouble you for the salt? передайте, пожалуйста, соль
~ беспокоить(ся) , тревожить(ся) ;
my leg troubles me моя нога беспокоит меня (болит)
he did not take the ~ to come он не потрудился прийти;
no trouble at all нисколько не затруднит (ответ на просьбу)
operating ~ авария в процессе эксплуатации operating ~ нарушение производственного процесса
~ беспокойство, волнение;
тревога;
заботы, хлопоты;
to give (smb.) trouble, to put (smb.) to trouble причинять беспокойство (кому-л.)
~ волнения, беспорядки;
racial troubles расовые волнения, беспорядки
~ затруднение;
усилие;
to take the trouble потрудиться, взять на себя труд;
he takes much trouble он очень старается
trouble авария ~ уст. баламутить ~ беспокоить(ся) , тревожить(ся) ;
my leg troubles me моя нога беспокоит меня (болит) ~ беспокойство, волнение;
тревога;
заботы, хлопоты;
to give (smb.) trouble, to put (smb.) to trouble причинять беспокойство (кому-л.) ~ беспокойство, волнение ~ болезнь;
heart trouble болезнь сердца ~ волнения, беспорядки;
racial troubles расовые волнения, беспорядки ~ давать перебои в работе ~ даваться с трудом;
mathematics doesn’t trouble me at all математика дается мне легко ~ затруднение;
усилие;
to take the trouble потрудиться, взять на себя труд;
he takes much trouble он очень старается ~ затруднение, неприятность ~ затруднение ~ затруднять;
приставать, надоедать;
may I trouble you to shut the door? закройте, пожалуйста, дверь;
may I trouble you for the salt? передайте, пожалуйста, соль ~ (преим. тех.) нарушать, повреждать;
don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you посл. = не буди лиха, пока лихо спит ~ нарушать правильный ход работы ~ тех. нарушение правильности хода или действия;
авария;
помеха ~ нарушение производственного процесса ~ неисправность ~ неприятности, горе, беда;
to be in trouble быть в горе, в беде;
to get into trouble попасть в беду ~ перебой в работе ~ повреждение ~ проблема ~ диал. роды ~ (обыкн. в отриц. предложениях) трудиться, стараться;
he never even troubled to answer он даже не потрудился ответить
~ attr. аварийный;
trouble crew аварийная бригада;
what’s the trouble? в чем дело?
~ attr. аварийный;
trouble crew аварийная бригада;
what’s the trouble? в чем дело?
~ attr. аварийный;
trouble crew аварийная бригада;
what’s the trouble? в чем дело?

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Основное значение слов trouble, problem, concern, challenge — «проблема», но в разных контекстах эти существительные могут приобретать другие значения. В этой статье мы расскажем о нюансах их употребления и приведем примеры.

Хьюстон, у нас проблема: в чем разница между trouble, problem, concern, challenge?

Problem

Перевод слова problem очевиден для наших русскоязычных читателей. Это слово действительно переводится как «проблема». Словарь Cambridge говорит, что problem — это ситуация, которая требует внимания, усилия, решения. Problem — исчисляемое существительное, оно тесно связано со словом solution (решение), так как каждая проблема предполагает конкретное решение.

I’m having problems with my mobile. — У меня проблемы с моим телефоном.

Problem также употребляется в математике, физике и является синонимом к слову task (задача).

The teacher gave us several problems to solve. — Учитель дал нам несколько задач для решения.

What’s your problem? — это выражение используется, когда нужно избавиться от нежелательного вмешательства в личное пространство или показать, что вы не одобряете чье-то поведение. Дословно переводится как «В чем твоя проблема?», но в качестве перевода могут использоваться варианты разной степени грубости в зависимости от конкретной ситуации: «Что надо?», «Какие проблемы?» и т. п.

Why are you stalking me? What’s your problem? — Зачем ты меня преследуешь? В чем дело?

Слово problem часто используется как эвфемизм: вместо того чтобы сказать fat (толстый), говорят weight problems (проблемы с весом). Приведем еще несколько примеров таких эвфемизмов:

a broke (бедный) — with financial problems (с проблемами в финансах)
a drunkard (пьяница) — with alcohol problems (с проблемами с алкоголем)

Many 1980’s rock bands broke up due to substance abuse problems. — Много рок-групп из 80-х распались из-за проблем с наркотиками.

В таблице ниже приведены популярные выражения со словом problem.

Выражение Пример
to get to the root of the problem — выявить причину проблемы We got to the root of the problem: the accountant has committed a fraud. — Мы поняли причину проблемы: бухгалтер совершил мошенничество.
a one-banana problem — пустяковая проблема Terry will have to reboot the system. But don’t worry, that’s a one-banana problem. — Терри придется перезапустить систему. Но не волнуйся, это пустяк.
teething problems — временные проблемы (по аналогии с тем, как у детей режутся первые зубы, и это причиняет им дискомфорт) His immigration issues are just teething problems. Once he gets the job, everything will be fine. — Его иммиграционные трудности — всего лишь временные проблемы. Как только он найдет работу, все будет хорошо.
to work the problem — решать проблему Don’t just complain that the program doesn’t run. Work the problem! — Хватит жаловаться, что программа не запускается. Реши эту проблему!
first world problem — «проблемы богачей» (используется в ситуациях, когда говорящий раздражен из-за несущественности обсуждаемой проблемы) You don’t have a slice of lime in your drink? Ah, first world problem. You know, people in Africa are starving! — У тебя в напитке нет дольки лайма? Ах, велика проблема. Знаешь, а в Африке люди от голода умирают!

Trouble

В широком значении слово trouble означает «проблемы», «трудности», «неприятности».

That guy can cause a lot of trouble for you. — Этот парень может доставить тебе много неприятностей.
The trouble with this app is that it loads too long. — Проблема с этим приложением заключается в том, что оно загружается слишком долго.

Иногда под словом trouble подразумевают «небольшие неприятности» или «неудобства».

I didn’t mean to cause you any trouble. — Я не хотел доставить вам неудобство.

Trouble может означать неприятности в виде ссор, драк, насилия.

Listen, if you don’t want any trouble, just go away. — Послушай, если не хочешь неприятностей, просто уходи.

Trouble также используется для описания проблем со здоровьем: heart/back/stomach trouble (проблемы с сердцем/спиной/желудком), trouble with eyes/teeth (проблемы с глазами/зубами).

She’s not at work now. She is having a bit of trouble with her stomach. — Ее сегодня нет на работе. У нее какие-то проблемы с желудком.

В таблице ниже приведены популярные выражения со словом trouble.

Выражение Пример
to be in trouble — быть в затруднительном положении The police is looking for him. I heard he is in trouble. — Его ищет полиция. Я слышал, что он в затруднительном положении.
to run into trouble — попасть в неприятности Stacey has run into serious trouble. — Стейси попала в серьезные неприятности.
to take the trouble to do something — побеспокоиться, найти время что-то сделать Thank you for taking the trouble to call me back. — Спасибо, что нашли время мне перезвонить.
to take trouble over/with something — заморачиваться Mary is taking too much trouble over her hairstyle. — Мэри слишком заморачивается по поводу своей прически.
to save someone the trouble of doing something — избавить кого-то от чего-то I’ve brought some takeout from Wendy’s to save you the trouble of cooking tonight. — Я принес еды из Wendy’s, чтобы ты не утруждала себя готовкой сегодня вечером.
to be more trouble than someone/something is worth — не стоить усилий Crafting your own furniture is more trouble than it’s worth. — Изготовление собственной мебели не стоит таких усилий.
to stay/keep out of trouble — держаться подальше от неприятностей Mike is on parole, so he is trying to stay out of trouble. — Майк сейчас на условно-досрочном освобождении, поэтому он старается держаться подальше от неприятностей.
to be asking for trouble — напрашиваться/нарываться на неприятности Look at that guy near Emily. I think he is definitely asking for trouble. — Посмотри-ка на того парня рядом с Эмили. Он точно напрашивается на неприятности.
there’s trouble brewing — назревают неприятности Mike saw that there was trouble brewing, so he got out of the bar before the fight broke out. — Майк увидел, что назревают неприятности, поэтому он вышел из бара до того, как началась драка.
don’t trouble trouble till trouble troubles you — не буди лихо, пока оно тихо You’d better not tell anyone you saw the cop accepting a bribe. Don’t trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. — Лучше не говори никому, что ты видел, как полицейский берет взятку. Не буди лихо, пока оно тихо.
to pour oil on troubled water(s) — утихомирить, снизить накал Those two are arguing again? You should call Susie, she is good at pouring oil on troubled waters. — Эти двое опять ссорятся? Ты должен позвать Сьюзи, она умеет снизить накал.
to not trouble (one’s) head about someone or something — не морочить (кому-то) голову чем-либо You should not trouble your head about those haters on YouTube. — Ты не должен заморачиваться по поводу тех хейтеров на YouTube.
to drown (one’s) troubles — «утопить» проблемы (в алкоголе) We should help Anna. She is just trying to drown her troubles. — Мы должны помочь Анне. Она пытается утопить свои проблемы в алкоголе.
half the trouble of (something) — полбеды, незначительные неудобства Going through customs at the airport is half the trouble of flying. — Проходить таможню в аэропорту — это малая доля неудобств авиаперелета.
to fish in troubled waters — наживаться на чужой беде Stacey and Mike are about to split up and Bobby called Stacey yesterday and asked her out. He is fishing in troubled waters! — Стейси и Майк вот-вот разойдутся, а Бобби вчера позвонил Стейси и позвал ее на свидание. Он наживается на чужой беде!
to store up trouble for (somebody) — накапливать проблемы If you don’t start preparing for the exams now, you’ll be storing up trouble for yourself later. — Если ты прямо сейчас не начнешь готовиться к экзамену, ты накопишь себе проблем.

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Concern

Если слова problem и trouble говорили о каких-либо внешних явлениях, предметах, обстоятельствах, то слово concern относится ко внутренним переживаниям человека, к его эмоциональному состоянию и личному отношению к внешним факторам. Основные значения слова concern — «чувство беспокойства», «эмоциональное напряжение».

Concern for the safety of the hostages is growing. — Беспокойство за безопасность заложников продолжает расти.

Concern может предполагать нечто важное для человека, на чем сосредоточено его внимание.

My only concern is to pass the exam. — Моя единственная забота — сдать экзамен.

Слово concern может употребляться в значении «чувство заботы о ком-то».

Mary treated her with genuine concern. — Мэри относилась к ней с искренней заботой.

В таблице ниже приведены популярные выражения со словом concern.

Выражение Пример
to express/voice concern — выражать беспокойство All our neighbours expressed concern over the council’s controversial economic policies. — Все наши соседи выразили беспокойство по поводу противоречивых экономических реформ, предложенных советом.
widespread concern — широко распространенное беспокойство There’s widespread concern about the harm of genetically modified food. — Беспокойство по поводу вреда генетически модифицированных продуктов широко распространено.
a matter of concern — предмет беспокойства The issue of homelessness is becoming a matter of great concern. — Бездомность становится предметом повышенного беспокойства.
major concern — основной интерес Making money is the major concern of global companies. — Получение прибыли — основной интерес крупных компаний.
to whom it may concern — по месту требования (используется в различных документах и справках) To whom it may concern: I’m going to write a formal complaint against the headmaster. — По месту требования: завтра я собираюсь писать официальную жалобу на нашего директора.

Challenge

Словарь Cambridge определяет слово challenge как задачу или ситуацию, решение которой требует значительных умственных или физических усилий, и подразумевает проверку способностей и умений. Чаще всего речь идет о чем-то, что человек делает впервые, а результат проделанной работы приносит ему удовлетворение.

Learning Python was a great challenge, but now I feel more confident at work. — Изучение Python было сложной задачей, но теперь я чувствую себя уверенней на работе.

В последнее время блогеры призывают людей выполнить на камеру некий challenge — облиться ледяной водой, накраситься без зеркала и другие. В этом контексте слово challenge может переводиться как «испытание», «вызов» или просто «челлендж». Это может относиться не только к развлечениям в социальных сетях, но и к любым ситуациям, когда вам предлагают посоревноваться.

Me and Susan took part in Baby Food Challenge. I didn’t expect cauliflower to be so disgusting! — Мы вместе со Сьюзан приняли участие в челлендже по поеданию детского питания. Я не ожидал, что цветная капуста окажется настолько отвратительной!
You want me to jump over that fence? Is it a challenge? — Ты хочешь, чтобы я перепрыгнул через тот забор? Это вызов?

Выражение challenge to something может употребляться в значении «ставить под вопрос правомерность чего-либо».

The strike of the students was a direct challenge to the authority of the headmaster. — Забастовка студентов поставила под вопрос авторитет директора.

В деловом английском challenge может употребляться в значении «проверка достоверности фактов», «проверка легальности чьих-либо действий».

Student’s parents are planning to launch a legal challenge against the university for changing the tuition fee. — Родители студентов планируют осуществить юридическую проверку законности действий университета в вопросах изменения цены за обучение.

В таблице ниже приведены популярные выражения со словом challenge.

Выражение Пример
to provide a challenge — быть интересным My new job provided a real challenge. — Мне действительно интересна моя новая работа.
to present/pose a challenge — быть сложной/непростой задачей These changes pose a real challenge to businessmen. — Эти изменения — по-настоящему сложная задача для бизнесменов.
to challenge someone on something — попросить ответить кого-либо за что-то (слова, действия) Susan had to challenge Stan on his behaviour at the party. — Сьюзан должна была попросить Стена ответить за его поведение на вечеринке.
to challenge someone to something — бросить кому-то вызов Don’t challenge my brother to a fight unless you are OK with getting beaten. — Не затевай драку с моим братом, если ты не готов к тому, чтобы тебя побили.
to rise to the challenge, to meet the challenge — успешно разобраться с проблемой, собраться с силами Our team was about to lose the game, but we rose to the challenge and managed to win! — Наша команда чуть не проиграла, но мы собрались с силами и смогли выиграть!
to take up the challenge — принять вызов My sister asked me to stay with her son. I’ve never babysat before, but I took up the challenge. — Моя сестра попросила посидеть с ее сыном. Я никогда не сидел с детьми раньше, но я принял вызов.

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  • Defenition of the word 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.
    • A source of difficulties.
    • An event causing distress or pain.
    • A strong feeling of anxiety.
    • To cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.
    • To disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.
    • cause bodily suffering to
    • a strong feeling of anxiety; «his distress as the prospect of being fired»; «it is not work but worry that kills»; «he wanted to die and end his troubles»
    • move deeply; «This book upset me»; «A troubling thought»
    • an angry disturbance; «he didn’t want to make a fuss»; «they had labor trouble»; «a spot of bother»
    • 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»
    • an event causing distress or pain; «what is the trouble?»; «heart trouble»
    • an unwanted pregnancy; «he got several girls in 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»
    • a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); «in trouble with the police»; «he wanted to cure the ills of all mankind»; «she was the classic maiden in distress»
    • a source of difficulty: «one trouble after another delayed the job»; «what’s the problem?»
    • to cause inconvenience or discomfort to: «Sorry to trouble you, but…»
    • take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; «He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday»; «Don’t bother, please»
    • a source of difficulty; «one trouble after another delayed the job»; «what»s the problem?»
    • an angry disturbance; «he didn»t want to make a fuss»; «they had labor trouble»; «a spot of bother»
    • 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»
    • take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; «He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday»; «Don»t bother, please»
    • to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; «Sorry to trouble you, but…»
    • an effort that is inconvenient
    • a source of difficulty
    • an event causing distress or pain
    • an angry disturbance
    • a strong feeling of anxiety
    • an unwanted pregnancy
    • cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
    • disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
    • move deeply
    • take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
    • to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

Synonyms for the word trouble

    • afflict
    • agitate
    • ail
    • anxiety
    • attention
    • bother
    • breakdown
    • bug
    • burden
    • care
    • cark
    • concern
    • conflict
    • danger
    • difficulty
    • dilemma
    • discommode
    • discontent
    • discord
    • disoblige
    • disorder
    • disquiet
    • disruption
    • distract
    • distress
    • disturb
    • disturbance
    • effort
    • exert yourself
    • fault
    • fuss
    • harass
    • hassle
    • hitch
    • ill
    • incommode
    • inconvenience
    • inconvenience oneself
    • interrupt
    • make an effort
    • mess
    • misfortune
    • nuisance
    • pain
    • perturb
    • problem
    • put out
    • snag
    • strife
    • suffering
    • take pains
    • thought
    • trial
    • tribulation
    • trouble oneself
    • turmoil
    • unhinge
    • unrest
    • upset
    • vex
    • weigh down
    • woe
    • work
    • worry

Similar words in the trouble

    • trouble
    • trouble’s
    • troubled
    • troublemaker
    • troublemaker’s
    • troublemakers
    • troubleshooter
    • troubleshooter’s
    • troubleshooters
    • troublesome

Hyponyms for the word trouble

    • affliction
    • agitate
    • bad luck
    • blaze
    • break out
    • can of worms
    • cark
    • charge
    • charge up
    • commove
    • convulsion
    • deep water
    • disagree with
    • disorder
    • disquiet
    • distract
    • distress
    • disturbance
    • embarrassment
    • erupt
    • excite
    • growing pains
    • hell
    • hydra
    • interference
    • jolt
    • matter
    • misfortune
    • noise
    • onslaught
    • outrage
    • perturb
    • pressure point
    • recrudesce
    • rouse
    • scandal
    • straiten
    • the devil
    • trouble
    • tsuris
    • turn on
    • unhinge
    • vex
    • worry

Hypernyms for the word trouble

    • adversity
    • affect
    • anxiety
    • bear on
    • bear upon
    • difficulty
    • disturb
    • disturbance
    • effort
    • elbow grease
    • exertion
    • gestation
    • happening
    • hardship
    • hurt
    • impact
    • impress
    • maternity
    • move
    • natural event
    • occurrence
    • occurrent
    • perturbation
    • pregnancy
    • reach
    • strain
    • strike
    • strive
    • sweat
    • touch
    • touch on
    • travail
    • trouble
    • upset

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verb (used with object), trou·bled, trou·bling.

to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.

to put to inconvenience, exertion, pains, or the like: May I trouble you to shut the door?

to cause bodily pain, discomfort, or disorder to; afflict: to be troubled by arthritis.

to annoy, vex, or bother: Don’t trouble her with petty complaints now.

to disturb, agitate, or stir up so as to make turbid, as water or wine: A heavy gale troubled the ocean waters.

verb (used without object), trou·bled, trou·bling.

to put oneself to inconvenience, extra effort, or the like.

to be distressed or agitated mentally; worry: She always troubled over her son’s solitariness.

noun

difficulty, annoyance, or harassment: It would be no trouble at all to advise you.

unfortunate or distressing position, circumstance, or occurrence; misfortune: Financial trouble may threaten security.

civil disorder, disturbance, or conflict: political trouble in the new republic; labor troubles.

a physical disorder, disease, ailment, etc.; ill health: heart trouble; stomach trouble.

mental or emotional disturbance or distress; worry: Trouble and woe were her lot in life.

an instance of this: some secret trouble weighing on his mind; a mother who shares all her children’s troubles.

effort, exertion, or pains in doing something; inconvenience endured in accomplishing some action, deed, etc.: The results were worth the trouble it took.

an objectionable feature; problem; drawback: The trouble with your proposal is that it would be too costly to implement.

something or someone that is a cause or source of disturbance, distress, annoyance, etc.

a personal habit or trait that is a disadvantage or a cause of mental distress: His greatest trouble is oversensitivity.

the Troubles,

  1. the violence and civil war in Ireland, 1920–22.
  2. the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland, beginning in 1969.

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Idioms about trouble

    in trouble, Informal. pregnant out of wedlock (used as a euphemism).

Origin of trouble

1175–1225; (v.) Middle English troublen<Old French troubler<Vulgar Latin *turbulare, derivative of *turbulus turbid, back formation from Latin turbulentusturbulent; (noun) Middle English <Middle French, derivative of troubler

synonym study for trouble

OTHER WORDS FROM trouble

trou·bled·ly, adverbtrou·bled·ness, nountroubler, nountrou·bling·ly, adverb

non·trou·bling, adjectiveo·ver·trou·ble, verb, o·ver·trou·bled, o·ver·trou·bling.self-troubled, adjectiveself-troubling, adjectiveun·trou·bled, adjective

Words nearby trouble

trotty, trotyl, troubadour, troubadours, Troubetzkoy, trouble, troubled waters, troublemaker, trouble man, trouble one’s head with, troubleproof

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Words related to trouble

anxiety, concern, danger, difficulty, dilemma, disorder, disturbance, inconvenience, mess, pain, predicament, problem, strain, stress, strife, struggle, suffering, unrest, woe, hardship

How to use trouble in a sentence

  • Given that, the charger has no trouble charging smartphones, tablets, or USB-C devices like the Nintendo Switch as quickly as possible, either.

  • Research has shown that kids who spend a lot of time on screens are more likely to have eye problems, weight problems and trouble with reading and language.

  • Using digital technology could help them not just give money away faster and more efficiently, it could also help them understand the state of the economy and adjust support measures to target the critical trouble spots.

  • Buy nowThe trouble with video workouts is that if you miss a beat, you fall behind.

  • The Cupertino, California-based company’s system status screens were also slow to indicate any trouble.

  • Freedom of speech, then, is sometimes not worth the trouble that comes with it.

  • The people who are involved in the violence, they figure out ways to remain here at all costs and continue causing trouble.

  • The Lion Air captain had left his rookie copilot to make the landing until he realized he was in trouble.

  • For years, Brooke even had trouble finding a publisher for his memoir, which was ultimately accepted by Rutgers University Press.

  • We are 80 percent Putin supporters today and tomorrow Khodorkovsky or Navalny might come to power and I will be in trouble.

  • With the management of these, however, the Earl of Pit Town did not trouble himself.

  • But you are English, or you are American; and men of those countries never misunderstand a woman, even if she is in trouble.

  • Brethren are a help in the time of trouble, but mercy shall deliver more than they.

  • Tobacco requires a great deal of skill and trouble in the right management of it.

  • Liszt sometimes strikes wrong notes when he plays, but it does not trouble him in the least.

British Dictionary definitions for trouble


noun

a state or condition of mental distress or anxiety

a state or condition of disorder or unrestindustrial trouble

a condition of disease, pain, or malfunctioningshe has liver trouble

a cause of distress, disturbance, or pain; problemwhat is the trouble?

effort or exertion taken to do somethinghe took a lot of trouble over this design

liability to suffer punishment or misfortune (esp in the phrase be in trouble)he’s in trouble with the police

a personal quality that is regarded as a weakness, handicap, or cause of annoyancehis trouble is that he’s too soft

(plural)

  1. political unrest or public disturbances
  2. the Troubles political violence in Ireland during the 1920s or in Northern Ireland between the late 1960s and the late 1990s

the condition of an unmarried girl who becomes pregnant (esp in the phrase in trouble)

verb

(tr) to cause trouble to; upset, pain, or worry

(intr usually with a negative and foll by about) to put oneself to inconvenience; be concerneddon’t trouble about me

(intr; usually with a negative) to take pains; exert oneselfplease don’t trouble to write everything down

(tr) to cause inconvenience or discomfort todoes this noise trouble you?

(tr; usually passive) to agitate or make roughthe seas were troubled

(tr) Caribbean to interfere withhe wouldn’t like anyone to trouble his new bicycle

Derived forms of trouble

troubled, adjectivetroubler, noun

Word Origin for trouble

C13: from Old French troubler, from Vulgar Latin turbulāre (unattested), from Late Latin turbidāre, from turbidus confused, from turba commotion

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Other Idioms and Phrases with trouble


In addition to the idioms beginning with trouble

  • trouble one’s head with
  • trouble someone for

also see:

  • borrow trouble
  • fish in troubled waters
  • go to the trouble
  • in trouble with
  • pour oil on troubled waters

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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