NOUN | cognition | trouble, problem | a source of difficulty |
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event | trouble, fuss, bother, hassle | an angry disturbance | |
event | trouble | an event causing distress / distress or pain | |
act | trouble, difficulty | an effort that is inconvenient | |
feeling | trouble, worry | a strong feeling of anxiety | |
state | trouble | an unwanted pregnancy | |
VERB | emotion | trouble, disturb, upset | move deeply |
social | trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother | to cause inconvenience or discomfort to | |
emotion | trouble, perturb, unhinge, disquiet, cark, distract, disorder | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed | |
social | trouble, trouble oneself, bother, inconvenience oneself | take the trouble to do something | |
body | trouble, ail, pain | cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed |
Sounds | trah'bahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | A source of difficulty. | |
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Example | "one trouble after another delayed the job" | |
Synonym | problem | |
Narrower | 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 / stages) | |
hydra | Trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality | |
matter | A problem | |
pressure point | Where problems or difficulties are likely to occur | |
Broader | difficulty | A factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result |
Spanish | problema | |
Catalan | problema | |
Adjectives | troublous | full of trouble |
Verbs | trouble | to cause inconvenience or discomfort to |
Meaning | An angry disturbance. | |
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Example | "they had labor trouble" | |
Synonyms | fuss, bother, hassle | |
Broader | perturbation, disturbance | Activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption |
Spanish | alboroto, escándalo, lata, lío, molestia, problema | |
Catalan | lata, nosa |
Meaning | An event causing distress / distress or pain. | |
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Narrower | 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 | |
hell, blaze | A cause of difficulty and suffering | |
misfortune, bad luck | unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate / unfortunate event | |
noise, interference, disturbance | electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication | |
onslaught | A sudden and severe onset of trouble | |
scandal, outrage | A disgraceful event | |
Broader | happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event | An event that happens |
Spanish | contrariedad, dificultad, problema | |
Catalan | contrarietat, dificultat, problema | |
Adjectives | troublous | full of trouble |
Verbs | trouble | cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed |
trouble | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed | |
trouble | move deeply |
Meaning | An effort that is inconvenient. | |
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Synonym | difficulty | |
Narrower | the devil | Something difficult or awkward to do or deal with |
tsuris | (Yiddish) aggravating trouble | |
Broader | effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat | Use of physical or mental energy |
Spanish | dificultad, problema | |
Catalan | dificultat | |
Verbs | trouble | take the trouble to do something |
Meaning | A strong feeling of anxiety. | |
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Example | "he wanted to die and end his troubles" | |
Synonym | worry | |
Broader | anxiety | A vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune |
Spanish | aflicción, cuita, inquietud, preocupación, problema, tribulación, zozobra | |
Catalan | aflicció, preocupació, problema, tribulació | |
Verbs | trouble | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed |
trouble | move deeply |
Meaning | An unwanted pregnancy. | |
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Example | "he got several girls in trouble" | |
Broader | pregnancy, gestation, maternity | The state of being pregnant |
Spanish | problema |
Meaning | Move deeply. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
Model | The bad news will trouble him | |
Synonyms | disturb, upset | |
Narrower | agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up | Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused |
distress | Cause mental pain to | |
jolt | disturb (someone's) composure | |
perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed | |
Broader | affect, impress, move, strike | Have an emotional or cognitive impact / impact upon |
Spanish | abrumar, afligir, alterar, descomponer, incomodar, molestar, perturbar | |
Catalan | afligir, alterar, amoïnar, descompondre, incomodar, molestar, pertorbar, sollevar | |
Nouns | trouble | an event causing distress / distress or pain |
trouble | a strong feeling of anxiety |
Meaning | To cause inconvenience or discomfort to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Example | "Sorry to trouble you, but..." | |
Synonyms | put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother | |
Narrower | straiten, distress | Bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship |
Broader | affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch | Have an effect upon |
Spanish | fastidiar, molestar | |
Catalan | amoïnar, fastidiar, molestar | |
Nouns | trouble | a source of difficulty |
Meaning | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Model | The bad news will trouble him | |
Synonyms | perturb, unhinge, disquiet, cark, distract, disorder | |
Narrower | worry, vex | disturb the peace of mind of |
Broader | disturb, upset, trouble | Move deeply |
Spanish | distraer, inquietar, intranquilizar, molestar, perturbar, trastornar | |
Catalan | distreure, inquietar, intranquil·litzar, molestar, pertorbar | |
Nouns | trouble | an event causing distress / distress or pain |
trouble | a strong feeling of anxiety |
Meaning | Take the trouble to do something; concern oneself. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
Example | "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday" | |
Synonyms | trouble oneself, bother, inconvenience oneself | |
Broader | strive, reach, strain | To exert much effort or energy |
Spanish | molestarse | |
Nouns | trouble | an effort that is inconvenient |
Meaning | Cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | ail, pain | |
Narrower | erupt, recrudesce, break out | Become raw or open |
Broader | hurt | Give trouble or pain to |
Spanish | afligir | |
Catalan | afligir, fer mal | |
Nouns | trouble | an event causing distress / distress or pain |
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