| trouble | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. problem, trouble | a source of difficulty.; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?" |
| ~ difficulty | a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result.; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent" |
| ~ pressure point | where problems or difficulties are likely to occur.; "a key pressure point in the controversy was the building permit" |
| ~ can of worms | a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity. |
| ~ deep water | serious trouble. |
| ~ growing pains | problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages). |
| ~ hydra | trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality.; "we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution" |
| ~ matter | a problem.; "is anything the matter?" |
| n. (event) | 2. bother, fuss, hassle, trouble | an angry disturbance.; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" |
| ~ disturbance, perturbation | activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption.; "the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function" |
| n. (event) | 3. trouble | an event causing distress or pain.; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ misfortune, bad luck | unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event. |
| ~ affliction | a cause of great suffering and distress. |
| ~ convulsion | a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval. |
| ~ embarrassment | some event that causes someone to be embarrassed.; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals" |
| ~ blaze, hell | a cause of difficulty and suffering.; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" |
| ~ onslaught | a sudden and severe onset of trouble. |
| ~ scandal, outrage | a disgraceful event. |
| ~ interference, noise, disturbance | electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication. |
| n. (act) | 4. difficulty, trouble | an effort that is inconvenient.; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty" |
| ~ elbow grease, exertion, effort, travail, sweat | use of physical or mental energy; hard work.; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" |
| ~ the devil | something difficult or awkward to do or deal with.; "it will be the devil to solve" |
| ~ tsuris | (Yiddish) aggravating trouble.; "the frustrating tsuris he subjected himself to" |
| n. (feeling) | 5. trouble, worry | a strong feeling of anxiety.; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles" |
| ~ anxiety | a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune. |
| n. (state) | 6. trouble | an unwanted pregnancy.; "he got several girls in trouble" |
| ~ maternity, pregnancy, gestation | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus. |
| v. (emotion) | 7. disturb, trouble, upset | move deeply.; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" |
| ~ charge up, commove, agitate, rouse, excite, turn on, charge | cause to be agitated, excited, or roused.; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" |
| ~ jolt | disturb (someone's) composure.; "The audience was jolted by the play" |
| ~ cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, unhinge, distract, trouble | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" |
| ~ impress, strike, affect, move | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| ~ distress | cause mental pain to.; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother" |
| v. (social) | 8. bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble | to cause inconvenience or discomfort to.; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." |
| ~ affect, bear upon, bear on, impact, touch on, touch | have an effect upon.; "Will the new rules affect me?" |
| ~ distress, straiten | bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship. |
| v. (emotion) | 9. cark, disorder, disquiet, distract, perturb, trouble, unhinge | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" |
| ~ vex, worry | disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me" |
| ~ disturb, trouble, upset | move deeply.; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" |
| v. (social) | 10. bother, inconvenience oneself, trouble, trouble oneself | take the trouble to do something; concern oneself.; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please" |
| ~ strain, strive, reach | to exert much effort or energy.; "straining our ears to hear" |
| v. (body) | 11. ail, pain, trouble | cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed. |
| ~ hurt | give trouble or pain to.; "This exercise will hurt your back" |
| ~ recrudesce, break out, erupt | become raw or open.; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce" |
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