trouble: meaning and definitions

A state of distress, affliction, difficulty, or need: tried to console them in their trouble; got in trouble with the police.

A distressing or difficult circumstance or situation: I've had troubles ever since I took this job.

A cause or source of distress, disturbance, or difficulty: The new recruits were a trouble to him.

Effort, especially when inconvenient or bothersome: went to a lot of trouble to find this book.

A condition of pain, disease, or malfunction: heart trouble; car trouble.

Public unrest or disorder.

An instance of this; a disturbance.

Any of various conflicts or rebellions in Ireland or Northern Ireland, especially the period of social unrest in Northern Ireland beginning in 1969.

To agitate; stir up.

To afflict with pain or discomfort.

To cause emotional strain or anxiety to; worry or distress.

To inconvenience; bother: May I trouble you for directions?

To take pains: They trouble over every detail.