trouble
 trou·ble (trŭbʹəl)n.
1. A state of distress, affliction, difficulty, or need:
tried to console them in their trouble; got in trouble with the police.
2. A distressing or difficult circumstance or situation:
I've had troubles ever since I took this job.
3. A cause or source of distress, disturbance, or difficulty:
The new recruits were a trouble to him.
4. Effort, especially when inconvenient or bothersome:
went to a lot of trouble to find this book.
5. A condition of pain, disease, or malfunction:
heart trouble; car trouble.
6.
a. Public unrest or disorder.
b. An instance of this; a disturbance.
c. Troubles Any of various conflicts or rebellions in Ireland or Northern Ireland, especially the period of social unrest in Northern Ireland beginning in 1969. v. trou·bled, trou·bling, trou·blesv. tr.
1. To agitate; stir up.
2. To afflict with pain or discomfort.
3. To cause emotional strain or anxiety to; worry or distress.
4. To inconvenience; bother:
May I trouble you for directions?v. intr.
To take pains:
They trouble over every detail. [Middle English, from Old French, from troubler, to trouble, from Vulgar Latin *turbulāre, alteration (influenced by Latin turbula, small group, diminutive of turba, crowd), of Late Latin turbidāre from Latin turbidus, confused. See turbid.] trouʹbler n.trouʹbling·ly adv.
Synonyms: trouble, ail, distress, worry
These verbs mean to cause anxious uneasiness in: His behavior troubles his parents. What problems are ailing you? The bad news distressed us. Her high fever worries the doctor.
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