A source of difficulty. Synonym:problem."What's the problem?"
2.
An angry disturbance. Synonyms:bother, fuss, hassle."They had labor trouble" , "A spot of bother"
3.
An event causing distress or pain. "Heart trouble"
4.
An effort that is inconvenient. Synonym:difficulty."He won without any trouble" , "Had difficulty walking" , "Finished the test only with great difficulty"
5.
A strong feeling of anxiety. Synonym:worry."It is not work but worry that kills" , "He wanted to die and end his troubles"
6.
An unwanted pregnancy.
verb
(past & past part. troubled; pres. part. troubling)
... as a kitten, and without a word, too, I 'll be bound. You 're altogether too pretty—that's the trouble with you. I ought to put you in a cage, ... — The Mayor of Warwick • Herbert M. Hopkins Read full book for free!
... you'll get it in time," said Migwan soothingly. "I had the same trouble at first, but I'm getting sort ... — The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit - Or, Over the Top with the Winnebagos • Hildegard G. Frey Read full book for free!
... as yet unprinted "Fragments," communicated to Walpole by Sir David Dalrymple, who furnished Scotch ballads to Percy. "I am so charmed," wrote Gray, "with the two specimens of Erse poetry, that I cannot help giving you the trouble to inquire a little farther about them; and should wish to see a few lines of the original, that I may form some slight idea of the language, the measures and the rhythm. Is there anything known ... — A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century • Henry A. Beers Read full book for free!
... American savages. Brooke saw at once that no improvement could arise whilst murder was regarded not only as a pleasant amusement, but to some extent as a religious duty. He declared head-hunting a crime punishable by death to the offender. With some trouble and much risk he succeeded to a great extent in effecting a reform. Attacking at the same time another custom of the country—that of piracy—he acted with such vigour, that a class of well-meaning people at home, stimulated to some extent by the private enemies of Brooke, ... — Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 427 - Volume 17, New Series, March 6, 1852 • Various Read full book for free!
... turning pink or green according as he passed before one or other of his bottles. From time to time he threw up his arms, uttering disjointed words: "Unhappy man!.. lost... fatal love... how can we extricate him?" and, in spite of his trouble of mind, accompanying with a lively whistle the bugle "taps" of a dragoon regiment echoing among the plane-trees ... — Tartarin On The Alps • Alphonse Daudet Read full book for free!