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- pronunciation:
- truh
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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
troubles, troubling, troubled |
| definition 1: |
When something troubles you, it worries you.
Jamie seemed sad and upset, so the teacher asked him what was troubling him.Becky is always very cheerful. Nothing ever seems to trouble her.- synonyms:
- distress, upset, worry
- antonyms:
- comfort
- similar words:
- alarm, bother, concern, disturb, eat, shake
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| definition 2: |
When a person troubles you, they bother, interrupt, or annoy you.
Ben needed some help, but he didn't want to trouble his dad. He could see his dad was very busy.The principal said I should tell her if those boys troubled me again.- synonyms:
- annoy, bother, bug, irritate
- similar words:
- bully, disturb, eat, worry
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| definition 3: |
When you trouble someone for a ride to the pool, it means that you make them do extra work to take you to the pool. People often feel a little bad when they trouble someone to do something for them.
Ms. Kim is always very polite in restaurants. If she wants a glass of water or something, she says to the waiter, "Could I trouble you to bring me a glass of water?"- similar words:
- bother, burden, disturb, interrupt
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| related words: |
affect, afflict, bug, disagree |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When you are in trouble, something bad and serious is happening to you.
A storm came up suddenly and the people in the sailboat were in trouble.- synonyms:
- distress, need
- similar words:
- anxiety, difficulty, fix, jam, mess, pain, sorrow, stress, suffering, want
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| definition 2: |
Trouble is extra work or effort, or it is something that causes extra work or effort. When something is trouble, people often complain about it or feel that they shouldn't have to do it. When people say that something is "no trouble," it often means that they don't mind doing it even though it might be extra work.
Ms. Jackson told her neighbors that it would be no trouble to feed their cat while they were away.It was a lot of trouble to make exactly the kind of wedding cake that the couple wanted, but the baker did it a good and careful job anyway.- synonyms:
- effort
- similar words:
- bother, burden, difficulty, labor, length, pains, problem, work
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| definition 3: |
When you have trouble with something, it is hard for you or causes you some problems. Sometimes you have to get help or spend a lot of time because of it.
Colin's little brother has trouble counting past ten.Lily had trouble getting around the rink the first time she went ice skating. She's skating much better now, though.- synonyms:
- difficulty, problem
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| definition 4: |
When you are in trouble, you did something bad and someone knows about it, or someone thinks you did something bad even if you didn't do anything. When you get in trouble, you are in a bad situation and you might get some kind of punishment.
Jesse got in trouble for putting the cat in the closet. His mom got really mad because the cat was in the closet all night.- similar words:
- difficulty
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| definition 5: |
If you are having trouble with your leg, you are having some problem with your leg. It might be a serious problem. Maybe it hurts a lot or you can't move it. If someone has heart trouble, they are having a problem with their heart.
My grandfather has lung trouble. Sometimes he needs a machine to help him breathe.- synonyms:
- disease
- similar words:
- defect, difficulty, disorder, distress, failure, illness, pain, weakness
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| related words: |
care, evil, ill, matter |
| derivation: |
troublingly (adv.) |
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