trouble meaning and definition

TROUBLE noun

Definition of trouble (noun)

1. a source of difficulty
   • "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
   • synonyms: problem
2. an angry disturbance
   • "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
   • synonyms: bother, fuss, 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"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: worry
6. an unwanted pregnancy
   • "he got several girls in trouble"

TROUBLE verb

Definition of trouble (verb)

1. move deeply
   • "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
   • synonyms: disturb, upset
2. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
   • "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
   • synonyms: bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out
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"
   • synonyms: cark, disorder, disquiet, distract, perturb, unhinge
4. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
   • "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
   • synonyms: bother, inconvenience oneself, trouble oneself
5. cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
   • synonyms: ail, pain