1. (

• trouble ,
• problem

) a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?" ;

2. (

• fuss ,
• trouble ,
• bother ,
• hassle

) an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" ;

3. (

• trouble

) an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble" ;

4. (

• trouble ,
• difficulty

) 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" ;

5. (

• worry ,
• trouble ,

) 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" ;

6. (

• trouble ,

) an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble" ;

1. (

• disturb ,
• upset ,
• trouble ,

) move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" ;

2. (

• trouble ,
• put_out ,
• inconvenience ,
• disoblige ,
• discommode ,
• incommode ,
• bother ,

) to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." ;

3. (

• perturb ,
• unhinge ,
• disquiet ,
• trouble ,
• cark ,
• distract ,
• disorder

) 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" ;

4. (

• trouble_oneself ,
• trouble ,
• bother ,
• inconvenience_oneself

) take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please" ;

5. (

• trouble ,
• ail ,
• pain

) cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed ;