troubled

adj 1: characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or

danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a

troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled

teenagers" [ant: {untroubled}]

2: characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination;

"effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive";

"riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous

years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly

childhood" [syn: {disruptive}, {riotous}, {tumultuous}, {turbulent}]