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Trouble

noun/tɹˈʌbəl/
Definition
a source of difficulty
an angry disturbance
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/tɹˈʌbəl/
🇬🇧British English
/tɹˈʌbəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/tɹˈʌbəl/
1 syllable Say it as /tɹˈʌbəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna source of difficulty
“one trouble after another delayed the job”
nounan angry disturbance
“he didn't want to make a fuss”
nounan event causing distress or pain
“what is the trouble?”
nounan effort that is inconvenient
“I went to a lot of trouble”
nouna strong feeling of anxiety
“his worry over the prospect of being fired”
nounan unwanted pregnancy
“he got several girls in trouble”
verbmove deeply
“This book upset me”
verbto cause inconvenience or discomfort to
“Sorry to trouble you, but...”
verbdisturb 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”
verbtake the trouble to do something; concern oneself
“He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday”
verbcause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
Word Forms
troublousadjectivefull of trouble
troubleverbto cause inconvenience or discomfort to
problematicaladjectiveopen to doubt or debate
botherverbto cause inconvenience or discomfort to
hassleverbannoy continually or chronically
worryverbbe concerned with
disturbancenounan unhappy and worried mental state
upsetnounthe act of disturbing the mind or body
troublenouna strong feeling of anxiety
inconveniencenounthe quality of not being useful or convenient
botherationnounthe psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
bothernounan angry disturbance
perturbationnounan unhappy and worried mental state
disquietnounthe trait of seeming ill at ease
distractionnounmental turmoil
ailmentnounan often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
painnouna somatic sensation of acute discomfort
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Problem
eine Quelle der Schwierigkeit
🇫🇷French
inquiéter
une source de difficultés
🇪🇸Spanish
problema
una fuente de dificultad
🇮🇹Italian
guaio
una fonte di difficoltà
🇳🇱Dutch
probleem
een bron van moeilijkheden
🇵🇹Portuguese
dificuldade
uma fonte de dificuldade
🇷🇺Russian
беда
источник трудностей
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मुश्किल
कठिनाई का एक स्रोत
🇧🇩Bengali
কষ্ট
অসুবিধার একটি উৎস
🇮🇳Tamil
பிரச்சனை
சிரமத்தின் ஒரு ஆதாரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఇబ్బంది
కష్టానికి మూలం
🇮🇳Marathi
त्रास
अडचणीचा स्रोत
🇮🇳Gujarati
મુશ્કેલી
મુશ્કેલીનો સ્ત્રોત
🇮🇳Kannada
ತೊಂದರೆ
ಕಷ್ಟದ ಮೂಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കുഴപ്പം
ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടിൻ്റെ ഒരു ഉറവിടം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮੁਸੀਬਤ
ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸਰੋਤ
🇵🇰Urdu
مصیبت
مشکل کا ایک ذریعہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
麻烦
困难的根源
🇯🇵Japanese
トラブル
困難の源
🇰🇷Korean
문제
어려움의 근원
🇻🇳Vietnamese
rắc rối
nguồn gốc của khó khăn
🇹🇭Thai
ปัญหา
แหล่งที่มาของความยากลำบาก
🇮🇩Indonesian
masalah
sumber kesulitan
🇵🇭Filipino
gulo
pinagmumulan ng kahirapan
🇲🇾Malay
masalah
punca kesukaran
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مشكلة
مصدر صعوبة
🇮🇷Persian
مشکل
منبع مشکل
🇹🇷Turkish
bela
zorluk kaynağı
🇮🇱Hebrew
צָרָה
מקור לקושי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'trouble'?
The primary meaning of 'trouble' is 'a source of difficulty'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'trouble' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'trouble' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'trouble' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'trouble' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'trouble' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'trouble' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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