TROUBLE
(noun) 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(noun) a source of difficulty
"one trouble after another delayed the job", "what's the problem?"
synonyms : problem(noun) an event causing distress or pain
"what is the trouble?", "heart trouble"
(noun) an angry disturbance
"he didn't want to make a fuss", "they had labor trouble", "a spot of bother"
synonyms : bother , fuss , hassle(noun) 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(noun) an unwanted pregnancy
"he got several girls in trouble"
(verb) cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
synonyms : ail , pain(verb) 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(verb) move deeply
"This book upset me", "A troubling thought"
synonyms : disturb , upset(verb) 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(verb) to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
"Sorry to trouble you, but..."
synonyms : bother , discommode , disoblige , incommode , inconvenience , put out
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


