trouble

n 1: a source of difficulty: "one trouble after another delayed

the job"; "what's the problem?" [syn: {problem}]

2: a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "in

trouble with the police"; "he wanted to cure the ills of

all mankind"; "she was the classic maiden in distress"

[syn: {ill}, {distress}]

3: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they

had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: {fuss}, {bother},

{hassle}]

4: an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?";

"heart trouble"

5: 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"

[syn: {difficulty}]

6: a strong feeling of anxiety; "his distress as the prospect

of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills";

"he wanted to die and end his troubles" [syn: {distress},

{worry}]

7: an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"

v 1: move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"

[syn: {disturb}, {upset}]

2: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to: "Sorry to trouble

you, but..." [syn: {put out}, {inconvenience}, {disoblige},

{discommode}, {incommode}, {bother}]

3: 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" [syn: {perturb}, {unhinge}, {disquiet},

{cark}, {distract}, {disorder}]

4: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did

not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't

bother, please" [syn: {trouble oneself}, {bother}, {inconvenience

oneself}]

5: cause bodily suffering to [syn: {afflict}, {ail}, {pain}]