Overview of noun trouble

The noun trouble has 6 senses

• trouble, problem -- (a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?")


• fuss, trouble, bother, hassle -- (an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother")


• trouble -- (an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble")


• trouble, difficulty -- (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")


• worry, trouble -- (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")


• trouble -- (an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble")

Overview of verb trouble

The verb trouble has 5 senses

• disturb, upset, trouble -- (move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought")


• trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother -- (to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but...")


• perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder -- (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")


• trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself -- (take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please")


• trouble, ail, pain -- (cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed)