trouble
1. a source of difficulty (Freq. 21)
- one trouble after another delayed the job
- what's the problem?
• Syn:
problem
• Derivationally related forms:
problematical (for: problem), troublous
• Hypernyms:
difficulty
• Hyponyms:
pressure point, can of worms, deep water, growing pains, hydra, matter
2. an angry disturbance (Freq. 16)
- he didn't want to make a fuss
- they had labor trouble
- a spot of bother
• Syn:
fuss, bother, hassle
• Derivationally related forms:
hassle (for: hassle), bother (for: bother)
• Hypernyms:
perturbation, disturbance
3. an event causing distress or pain (Freq. 11)
- what is the trouble?
- heart trouble
• Derivationally related forms:
troublous
• Hypernyms:
happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
• Hyponyms:
misfortune, bad luck, affliction, convulsion, embarrassment,
hell, blaze, onslaught, scandal, outrage, noise,
interference, disturbance
4. an effort that is inconvenient (Freq. 8)
- I went to a lot of trouble
- he won without any trouble
- had difficulty walking
- finished the test only with great difficulty
• Syn:
difficulty
• Hypernyms:
effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
• Hyponyms:
the devil, tsuris
5. a strong feeling of anxiety (Freq. 1)
- his worry over the prospect of being fired
- it is not work but worry that kills
- he wanted to die and end his troubles
• Syn:
worry
• Derivationally related forms:
worry (for: worry)
• Hypernyms:
anxiety
6. an unwanted pregnancy
- he got several girls in trouble
• Hypernyms:
pregnancy, gestation, maternity
1. move deeply (Freq. 6)
- This book upset me
- A troubling thought
• Syn:
disturb, upset
• Derivationally related forms:
upset (for: upset), disturbance (for: disturb)
• Hypernyms:
affect, impress, move, strike
• Hyponyms:
agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove,
excite, charge up, jolt, perturb, unhinge, disquiet,
cark, distract, disorder, distress
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will trouble him
2. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed (Freq. 3)
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
• Syn:
perturb, unhinge, disquiet, cark, distract, disorder
• Derivationally related forms:
distraction (for: distract), disquiet (for: disquiet), perturbation (for: perturb)
• Hypernyms:
disturb, upset
• Hyponyms:
worry, vex
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will trouble him
3. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to (Freq. 3)
- Sorry to trouble you, but...
• Syn:
put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother
• Derivationally related forms:
botheration (for: bother), bother (for: bother), inconvenience (for: inconvenience)
• Hypernyms:
affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
• Hyponyms:
straiten, distress
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
4. take the trouble to do something;
concern oneself (Freq. 1)
- He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday
- Don't bother, please
• Syn:
trouble oneself, bother, inconvenience oneself
• Hypernyms:
strive, reach, strain
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
5. cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
ail, pain
• Derivationally related forms:
pain (for: pain), ailment (for: ail)
• Hypernyms:
hurt
• Hyponyms:
erupt, recrudesce, break out
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
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