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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (6)

1. a source of difficulty;
- Example: "one trouble after another delayed the job"
- Example: "what's the problem?"
[syn: trouble, problem]

2. an angry disturbance;
- Example: "he didn't want to make a fuss"
- Example: "they had labor trouble"
- Example: "a spot of bother"
[syn: fuss, trouble, bother, hassle]

3. an event causing distress or pain;
- Example: "what is the trouble?"
- Example: "heart trouble"

4. an effort that is inconvenient;
- Example: "I went to a lot of trouble"
- Example: "he won without any trouble"
- Example: "had difficulty walking"
- Example: "finished the test only with great difficulty"
[syn: trouble, difficulty]

5. a strong feeling of anxiety;
- Example: "his worry over the prospect of being fired"
- Example: "it is not work but worry that kills"
- Example: "he wanted to die and end his troubles"
[syn: worry, trouble]

6. an unwanted pregnancy;
- Example: "he got several girls in trouble"


VERB (5)

1. move deeply;
- Example: "This book upset me"
- Example: "A troubling thought"
[syn: disturb, upset, trouble]

2. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to;
- Example: "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
[syn: trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother]

3. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed;
- Example: "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
[syn: perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder]

4. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself;
- Example: "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"
- Example: "Don't bother, please"
[syn: trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself]

5. cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed;
[syn: trouble, ail, pain]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Trouble \Trou"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Troubled; p. pr. & vb. n. Troubling.] [F. troubler, OF. trobler, trubler, tourbler,fr. (assumed) LL. turbulare, L. turbare to disorderly group, a little crowd; both from turba a disorder, tumult, crowd; akin to Gr. ?, and perhaps to E. thorp; cf. Skr. tvar, tur,o hasten. Cf. Turbid.] 1. To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate. [1913 Webster] An angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water. --John v. 4. [1913 Webster] God looking forth will trouble all his host. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To disturb; to perplex; to afflict; to distress; to grieve; to fret; to annoy; to vex. [1913 Webster] Now is my soul troubled. --John xii. 27. [1913 Webster] Take the boy to you; he so troubles me 'T is past enduring. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Never trouble yourself about those faults which age will cure. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 3. To give occasion for labor to; -- used in polite phraseology; as, I will not trouble you to deliver the letter. [1913 Webster] Syn: To disturb; perplex; afflict; distress; grieve; harass; annoy; tease; vex; molest. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Trouble \Trou"ble\, a. Troubled; dark; gloomy. [Obs.] "With full trouble cheer." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Trouble \Trou"ble\, n. [F. trouble, OF. troble, truble. See Trouble, v. t.] 1. The state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity. [1913 Webster] Lest the fiend . . . some new trouble raise. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Foul whisperings are abroad; unnatural deeds Do breed unnatural troubles. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. That which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that which afflicts. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum. [1913 Webster] To get into trouble, to get into difficulty or danger. [Colloq.] To take the trouble, to be at the pains; to exert one's self; to give one's self inconvenience. [1913 Webster] She never took the trouble to close them. --Bryant. [1913 Webster] Syn: Affliction; disturbance; perplexity; annoyance; molestation; vexation; inconvenience; calamity; misfortune; adversity; embarrassment; anxiety; sorrow; misery. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

trouble n 1: a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?" [syn: trouble, problem] 2: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: fuss, trouble, bother, hassle] 3: an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart 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" [syn: 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" [syn: worry, trouble] 6: an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble" v 1: move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" [syn: disturb, upset, trouble] 2: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." [syn: 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" [syn: 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" [syn: trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself] 5: cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed [syn: trouble, ail, pain]