trou·ble /ˈtrʌbəl/
1. a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
2. an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
synset: fuss, trouble, bother, hassle
3. an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
synset: trouble
4. 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"
synset: trouble, difficulty
5. 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"
6. an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"
synset: trouble
1. move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
synset: disturb, upset, trouble
2. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
synset: trouble, put_out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother
3. 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"
synset: perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder
4. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
synset: trouble_oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience_oneself
5. cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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