noun🔗ShareA distressing or dangerous situation."He was in trouble when the rain started."situationsufferingdisasteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation."The trouble was a leaking brake line.  The trouble with that suggestion is that we lack the funds to put it in motion.  The bridge column magnified the trouble with a slight tilt in the wrong direction."conditionsituationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA violent occurrence or event."the troubles in Northern Ireland"eventdisasterwaractionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEfforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required."My son put in a lot of trouble preparing for the science fair, staying up late to build his volcano model. "actionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA malfunction."The washing machine is having trouble; it won't spin the clothes dry. "technologymachinetechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLiability to punishment; conflict with authority."He had some trouble with the law."lawpolicegovernmentguiltsocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA fault or interruption in a stratum."The geologist found a trouble in the rock layer, disrupting the planned excavation. "geologytechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo disturb, stir up, agitate (a medium, especially water)."The rainstorm troubled the still water in the pond, creating ripples. "natureactionenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed."What she said about narcissism is troubling me."mindemotionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIn weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience."I will not trouble you to deliver the letter."actionsituationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take pains to do something."My sister is troubling herself to learn Spanish, practicing every day for hours. "actionworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo worry; to be anxious."She is troubling about the upcoming math test. "mindemotionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(Australian rhyming slang) Wife."My trouble is making dinner tonight – she's very picky. "familypersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
