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The definition of trouble
15 Definitions of: trouble
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- noun, a state or condition of mental distress or anxiety
- noun, a state or condition of disorder or unrest
- noun, a condition of disease, pain, or malfunctioning
- noun, a cause of distress, disturbance, or pain; problem
- noun, effort or exertion taken to do something
- noun, liability to suffer punishment or misfortune (esp in the phrase be in trouble)
- noun, a personal quality that is regarded as a weakness, handicap, or cause of annoyance
- noun, a) political unrest or public disturbances b) the Troubles political violence in Ireland during the 1920s or in Northern Ireland since the late 1960s
- noun, the condition of an unmarried girl who becomes pregnant (esp in the phrase in trouble)
- verb, to cause trouble to; upset, pain, or worry
- verb, to put oneself to inconvenience; be concerned
- verb, to take pains; exert oneself
- verb, to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- verb, to agitate or make rough
- verb, to interfere with
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of trouble