— troubledly , adv. — troubledness , n. — troubler , n. — troublingly , adv.
/trub"euhl/ , v. , troubled, troubling , n.
v.t.
1. to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
2. to put to inconvenience, exertion, pains, or the like: May I trouble you to shut the door?
3. to cause bodily pain, discomfort, or disorder to; afflict: to be troubled by arthritis.
4. to annoy, vex, or bother: Don't trouble her with petty complaints now.
5. to disturb, agitate, or stir up so as to make turbid, as water or wine: A heavy gale troubled the ocean waters.
v.i.
6. to put oneself to inconvenience, extra effort, or the like.
7. to be distressed or agitated mentally; worry: She always troubled over her son's solitariness.
n.
8. difficulty, annoyance, or harassment: It would be no trouble at all to advise you.
9. unfortunate or distressing position, circumstance, or occurrence; misfortune: Financial trouble may threaten security.
10. civil disorder, disturbance, or conflict: political trouble in the new republic; labor troubles.
11. a physical disorder, disease, ailment, etc.; ill health: heart trouble; stomach trouble.
12. mental or emotional disturbance or distress; worry: Trouble and woe were her lot in life.
13. an instance of this: some secret trouble weighing on his mind; a mother who shares all her children's troubles.
14. effort, exertion, or pains in doing something; inconvenience endured in accomplishing some action, deed, etc.: The results were worth the trouble it took.
15. an objectionable feature; problem; drawback: The trouble with your proposal is that it would be too costly to implement.
16. something or someone that is a cause or source of disturbance, distress, annoyance, etc.
17. a personal habit or trait that is a disadvantage or a cause of mental distress: His greatest trouble is oversensitivity.
18. the Troubles ,
a. the violence and civil war in Ireland, 1920-22.
b. the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland, beginning in 1969.
19. in trouble , Informal. pregnant out of wedlock (used as a euphemism).
[ 1175-1225; (v.) ME troublen troubler turbulare, deriv. of * turbulus turbid, back formation from L turbulentus TURBULENT; (n.) ME troubler ]
Syn. 1. concern, upset, confuse. 4. pester, plague, fret, torment, hector, harass, badger. 12. concern, grief, agitation, care, suffering. 14. See care. 15. trial, tribulation, affliction, misfortune.
Ant. 1. mollify; delight.