troubled meaning and definition

TROUBLED adjective

Definition of troubled (adjective)

1. characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
   • "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"
   • antonym: untroubled
2. characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
   • "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"
   • synonyms: disruptive, riotous, tumultuous, turbulent