Trouble

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1. Verb

To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.

2. Verb

To disturb; to perplex; to afflict; to distress; to grieve; to fret; to annoy; to vex.

3. Verb

To give occasion for labor to; -- used in polite phraseology; as, I will not trouble you to deliver the letter.

4. Adjective

Troubled; dark; gloomy.

5. Verb

The state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity.

6. Verb

That which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that which afflicts.

7. Verb

A fault or interruption in a stratum.

8. Noun

an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare

9. Noun

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"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone

10. Noun

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"
Vocabulary classified under Economics

11. Noun

a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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