EGAVE

trouble

About 42.27 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A distressing or dangerous situation.
    He was in trouble when the rain started.
  2. noun A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.
    The trouble was a leaking brake line.
  3. noun A person liable to place others or themselves in such a situation.
  4. noun The state of being troubled, disturbed, or distressed mentally; unease, disquiet.
  5. noun Objectionable feature of something or someone; problem, drawback, weakness, failing, or shortcoming.
    Your trouble is that you quit too readily.
  6. noun Violent or turbulent occurrence or event; unrest, disturbance.
    the troubles in Northern Ireland
  7. noun Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.
    It’s no trouble for me to edit it.
  8. noun Difficulty in doing something.
    She has trouble eating.

Similar words

hassle disturb worry upset distress cark bother perturb disquiet fuss

Often followed by

with to in and of is was for you

Word family

more trouble than it's worth not worth the trouble spell trouble troubled troubler troublers troubles troubling

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