Definitions for trouble

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trouble trou·ble

Spelling: [truhb-uh l]

IPA: /ˈtrʌb əl/

Trouble is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 191 anagrams from letters in trouble (belortu).

Definitions for trouble

noun

1. difficulty, annoyance, or harassment:
2. unfortunate or distressing position, circumstance, or occurrence; misfortune:
3. civil disorder, disturbance, or conflict:
4. a physical disorder, disease, ailment, etc.; ill health:
5. mental or emotional disturbance or distress; worry:
6. an instance of this:
7. effort, exertion, or pains in doing something; inconvenience endured in accomplishing some action, deed, etc.:
8. an objectionable feature; problem; drawback:
9. something or someone that is a cause or source of disturbance, distress, annoyance, etc.
10. a personal habit or trait that is a disadvantage or a cause of mental distress:
11. the Troubles. the violence and civil war in Ireland, 1920–22. the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland, beginning in 1969.

Idioms

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

verb (used with object)

1. to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
2. to put to inconvenience, exertion, pains, or the like:
3. to cause bodily pain, discomfort, or disorder to; afflict:
4. to annoy, vex, or bother:
5. to disturb, agitate, or stir up so as to make turbid, as water or wine:

verb (used without object)

1. to put oneself to inconvenience, extra effort, or the like.
2. to be distressed or agitated mentally; worry:

Origin of trouble

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

Examples for trouble

You will probably see me out again in a few days, if you take the trouble to look.

But other states, especially Russia, have had trouble adjusting to a market economy, degenerating into massive kleptocracies.

He was forced to admit that the girl still had power to trouble him.

The trouble is that we've just had to cut that fine old New York family off our list.

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

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

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

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

If he hadn't insulted me, he wouldn't have got into trouble.

Not only that, but he would get into trouble with Mr. Paine on account of the damage which it had received.