ALL meanings of trouble
trou·ble
T t - noun trouble difficulty 1
- noun trouble disturbance 1
- noun trouble cause of effort, exertion 1
- transitive verb trouble disturb, inconvenience 1
- transitive verb trouble worry 1
- noun trouble effort 1
- noun trouble improper functioning 1
- noun trouble cause of problems 1
- noun,plural trouble political strife 1
- intransitive verb trouble make an effort 1
- transitive verb trouble make waves in 1
- transitive verb trouble afflict, cause pain 1
- verb with object trouble to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate. 1
- verb with object trouble to put to inconvenience, exertion, pains, or the like: May I trouble you to shut the door? 1
- verb with object trouble to cause bodily pain, discomfort, or disorder to; afflict: to be troubled by arthritis. 1
- verb with object trouble to annoy, vex, or bother: Don't trouble her with petty complaints now. 1
- verb with object trouble to disturb, agitate, or stir up so as to make turbid, as water or wine: A heavy gale troubled the ocean waters. 1
- verb without object trouble to put oneself to inconvenience, extra effort, or the like. 1
- verb without object trouble to be distressed or agitated mentally; worry: She always troubled over her son's solitariness. 1
- noun trouble difficulty, annoyance, or harassment: It would be no trouble at all to advise you. 1
- noun trouble unfortunate or distressing position, circumstance, or occurrence; misfortune: Financial trouble may threaten security. 1
- noun trouble civil disorder, disturbance, or conflict: political trouble in the new republic; labor troubles. 1
- noun trouble a physical disorder, disease, ailment, etc.; ill health: heart trouble; stomach trouble. 1
- noun trouble mental or emotional disturbance or distress; worry: Trouble and woe were her lot in life. 1
- noun trouble an instance of this: some secret trouble weighing on his mind; a mother who shares all her children's troubles. 1
- noun trouble effort, exertion, or pains in doing something; inconvenience endured in accomplishing some action, deed, etc.: The results were worth the trouble it took. 1
- noun trouble an objectionable feature; problem; drawback: The trouble with your proposal is that it would be too costly to implement. 1
- noun trouble something or someone that is a cause or source of disturbance, distress, annoyance, etc. 1
- noun trouble a personal habit or trait that is a disadvantage or a cause of mental distress: His greatest trouble is oversensitivity. 1
- noun trouble the Troubles. the violence and civil war in Ireland, 1920–22. the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland, beginning in 1969. 1
- idioms trouble in trouble, Informal. pregnant out of wedlock (used as a euphemism). 1
- verb transitive trouble to pester, annoy, tease, bother, etc. 0
- intransitive verb trouble to make an effort; take pains; bother 0
- noun trouble a state of mental distress; worry 0
- noun trouble a misfortune; calamity; mishap 0
- noun trouble a distressing or difficult happening or situation 0
- noun trouble a condition of being out of order, needing repair, etc. 0
- noun trouble a person, circumstance, or event that causes annoyance, distress, difficulty, etc. 0
- noun trouble public disturbance; civil disorder 0
- noun trouble effort; bother; pains 0
- noun trouble an illness; ailment; disease 0
- uncountable noun trouble You can refer to problems or difficulties as trouble. 0
- singular noun trouble If you say that one aspect of a situation is the trouble, you mean that it is the aspect which is causing problems or making the situation unsatisfactory. 0
- noun plural trouble Your troubles are the things that you are worried about. 0
- uncountable noun trouble If you have kidney trouble or back trouble, for example, there is something wrong with your kidneys or your back. 0
- uncountable noun trouble If there is trouble somewhere, especially in a public place, there is fighting or rioting there. 0
- uncountable noun trouble If you tell someone that it is no trouble to do something for them, you are saying politely that you can or will do it, because it is easy or convenient for you. 0
- uncountable noun trouble If you say that a person or animal is no trouble, you mean that they are very easy to look after. 0
- verb trouble If something troubles you, it makes you feel rather worried. 0
- verb trouble If a part of your body troubles you, it causes you physical pain or discomfort. 0