trouble
7 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
troubles
plural
troubles
Britannica Dictionary definition of TROUBLE
1
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problems or difficulties
[noncount]
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The new system is giving me trouble.
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He was having trouble with his homework.
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I had a little trouble finding the place.
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He had no trouble finding a new job.
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This decision could spell trouble [=cause problems] for all of us.
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So far, the trip has been trouble free. [=so far, there have been no problems on the trip]
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gangs looking to make/cause trouble
[count]
— usually plural
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She told me all her personal troubles.
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Your troubles are over now that he's out of your life.
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I have my own troubles to worry about.
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They've had some financial troubles since he lost his job.
2
[noncount]
a
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a situation that is difficult or has a lot of problems
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When the new CEO arrived, the company was in trouble.
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She's in big/deep financial trouble. [=she has serious problems with her money]
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She got into trouble with her credit cards.
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Can anyone help get the company out of trouble? [=solve the company's problems]
b
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a situation that occurs if you do something wrong or break a rule and which will make someone angry or cause you to be punished
— often + with
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He's always getting in/into trouble at school.
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He promised to keep/stay out of trouble. [=behave well, not do anything bad]
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She was in trouble with the police.
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He will be in trouble with his mom if he's late.
3
[noncount]
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a physical pain or illness
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heart/stomach trouble
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She has been having trouble with her knee.
4
[noncount]
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a situation in which a machine does not work correctly
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He's been having car/engine/computer trouble.
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She was having trouble with her computer.
5
[singular]
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a bad feature, characteristic, quality, etc.
— often + with
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His trouble is that he's lazy and unreliable.
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The trouble with driving into the city is finding a place to park.
6
[noncount]
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extra effort or work
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You didn't have to go to all that trouble for me. [=you didn't have to do all the extra work for me]
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Thank you for taking the trouble [=making the effort] to write.
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They didn't even take the trouble to call and let me know they'd be late.
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I decided that upgrading the software was more trouble than it's worth.
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It's not worth the trouble.
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If it's no trouble [=if it is not too difficult or inconvenient], could you bring us some more coffee?
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“I'm sorry to bother you.” “It's no trouble. I'm happy to help.”
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trouble
/ˈtrʌbəl/
verb
troubles;
troubled;
troubling
2
trouble
/ˈtrʌbəl/
verb
troubles;
troubled;
troubling
Britannica Dictionary definition of TROUBLE
[+ object]
1
:
to make (someone) feel worried or upset
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worry
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The accusations troubled him deeply.
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I'm troubled by his strange behavior.
2
formal
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to disturb or bother (someone)
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I don't mean to trouble you, but I have a question.
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Could I trouble you for the time? [=can you tell me what time it is?]
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Don't trouble yourself [=I don't need your help], I can handle it.
3
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to cause (someone) to feel pain
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My back has been troubling [=bothering] me again.
4
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to make an effort to do something
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I wish you'd at least troubled [=bothered] to call.
