Trouble
noun'trəbəl
Noun
an effort that is inconvenient
“I went to a lot of trouble”
“he won without any trouble”
Similar:DifficultyType of:TravailSweatEfforta source of difficulty
“one trouble after another delayed the job”
Similar:ProblemType of:Difficultya strong feeling of anxiety
“he wanted to die and end his troubles”
Similar:WorryType of:Anxietyan angry disturbance
“they had labor trouble”
an event causing distress or pain
“what is the trouble?”
“heart trouble”
Type of:OccurrenceOccurrentHappeningan unwanted pregnancy
“he got several girls in trouble”
Type of:PregnancyGestationMaternity
Verb
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
“He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday”
Similar:BotherType of:ReachStriveStrainto cause inconvenience or discomfort to
“Sorry to trouble you, but...”
Type of:TouchAffectImpactcause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
move deeply
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
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- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA