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trouble

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trouble in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
    trouble  ail  pain 
  2. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
    "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
    trouble oneself  trouble  bother  inconvenience oneself 
  3. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
    "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
    trouble  put out  inconvenience  disoblige  discommode  incommode  bother 
  4. 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"
    perturb  unhinge  disquiet  trouble  cark  distract  disorder 
  5. move deeply
    "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
    disturb  upset  trouble 
noun
  1. an angry disturbance
    "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
    fuss  trouble  bother  hassle 
  2. 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"
    trouble  difficulty 
  3. a source of difficulty
    "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
    trouble  problem 
  4. an event causing distress or pain
    "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
    trouble 
  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"
    worry  trouble 
  6. an unwanted pregnancy
    "he got several girls in trouble"
    trouble 
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