ENGLISH: trouble - CREOLE: troub



Overview of noun trouble



The noun trouble has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)



1. (21) trouble, problem -- (a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?")

2. (16) fuss, trouble, bother, hassle -- (an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother")

3. (11) trouble -- (an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble")

4. (8) 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. (1) 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")



Overview of verb trouble



The verb trouble has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)



1. (6) disturb, upset, trouble -- (move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought")

2. (3) trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother -- (to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but...")

3. (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. (1) 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. (1) afflict, trouble, ail, pain -- (cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed)

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