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Noun trouble has 6 senses
- trouble, problem - a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
--1 is a kind of difficulty
--1 has particulars: can of worms; deep water; growing pains; hydra; matter
- fuss, trouble, bother, hassle - an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
--2 is a kind of perturbation, disturbance
- trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
--3 is a kind of happening, occurrence, natural event
--3 has particulars:
- 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"
--4 is a kind of effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
--4 has particulars: the devil; tsuris
- 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"
--5 is a kind of anxiety
- trouble - an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"
--6 is a kind of pregnancy, gestation, maternity
Verb trouble has 5 senses
- disturb, upset, trouble - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
--1 is one way to affect, impress, move, strike
Sample sentence:
The bad news will trouble him
- trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother - to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
--2 is one way to affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- 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"
--3 is one way to disturb, upset, trouble
Sample sentence:
The bad news will trouble him
- 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"
--4 is one way to strive, reach, strain
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- afflict, trouble, ail, pain - cause bodily suffering to
--5 is one way to hurt
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody
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