trouble

Meanings

• a source of difficulty
  • "one trouble after another delayed the job"
• an angry disturbance
  • "they had labor trouble"
• an event causing distress or pain
  • "what is the trouble?"
  • "heart trouble"
• an effort that is inconvenient
  • "I went to a lot of trouble"
  • "he won without any trouble"
• a strong feeling of anxiety
  • "he wanted to die and end his troubles"
• an unwanted pregnancy
  • "he got several girls in trouble"
• move deeply
• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
  • "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
• take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
  • "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"
• cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

Synonyms

ail, bother, cark, difficulty, discommode, disoblige, disorder, disquiet, distract, disturb, fuss, hassle, incommode, inconvenience, inconvenience oneself, pain, perturb, problem, put out, trouble oneself, unhinge, upset, worry