Trouble

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Trouble

Noun

  1. A distressing or dangerous situation.

    "He was in trouble when the rain started."

  2. A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.

    "The trouble was a leaking brake line."

  3. A person liable to place others or themselves in such a situation.
  4. The state of being troubled, disturbed, or distressed mentally; unease, disquiet.
  5. Objectionable feature of something or someone; problem, drawback, weakness, failing, or shortcoming.

    "Your trouble is that you quit too readily."

Verb

  1. To disturb, stir up, agitate (a medium, especially water).
  2. To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.

    "What she said about narcissism is troubling me."

  3. In weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.

    "I will not trouble you to deliver the letter."

  4. To physically afflict.

    "My bad knee is troubling me."

  5. To take pains (to do something); to bother.

    "I won’t trouble to post the letter today; I can do it tomorrow."

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