noun🔗ShareA distressing or dangerous situation."He was in trouble when the rain started."situationsufferingdisasterconditionChat 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."conditionsufferingsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA violent occurrence or event."the troubles in Northern Ireland"disasterwareventsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEfforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.""My mom went to great troubles to bake my favorite cake for my birthday, even though she was very busy at work." "actionworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA malfunction.""The printer is having troubles; it won't print anything." "technicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLiability to punishment; conflict with authority."He had some trouble with the law."lawgovernmentpoliticspolicestatesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA fault or interruption in a stratum."The road construction crew filled the troubles in the asphalt with hot tar to make the surface smooth again. "geologytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo disturb, stir up, agitate (a medium, especially water)."The wind troubles the surface of the lake, creating small waves. "natureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed."What she said about narcissism is troubling me."mindemotionsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIn weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience."I will not trouble you to deliver the letter."actionsituationmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take pains to do something."She always troubles to arrive early for her volunteer shifts at the animal shelter. "actionworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo worry; to be anxious."The thought of failing the exam really troubles me. "mindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(Australian rhyming slang) Wife.""Bill always brings his troubles to the pub with him on Friday nights." "languagefamilycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
