troubled

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trou·ble

(trŭb′əl)

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

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

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

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

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

a. Public unrest or disorder.

b. An instance of this; a disturbance.

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

v. trou·bled, trou·bling, trou·bles

v.tr.

1. To afflict with pain or discomfort: My stomach is troubling me.

a. To cause to be anxious or worried: was troubled by the decline in sales.

b. To cause to have emotional or mental problems that interfere with social functioning: a teenager who is troubled and needs help.

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

4. To agitate; stir up: winds troubling the waters.

v.intr.

To take pains: They trouble over every detail.

[Middle English, from Old French, from troubler, to trouble, from Vulgar Latin *turbulāre, alteration (influenced by Latin turbula, small group, diminutive of turba, crowd) of Late Latin turbidāre, from Latin turbidus, confused; see turbid.]

trou′bler n.

trou′bling·ly adv.

Synonyms: trouble, ail, distress, worry
These verbs mean to cause anxious uneasiness in: His behavior troubles his parents. What problems are ailing you? The bad news distressed us. Her high fever worries the doctor.

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Adj.	1.	troubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers" concerned - feeling or showing worry or solicitude; "concerned parents of youthful offenders"; "was concerned about the future"; "we feel concerned about accomplishing the task at hand"; "greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child" unquiet - characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning" untroubled - not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress; "seemed untroubled by doubts of any kind"; "untroubled sleep"; "a kind untroubled face"
	2.	troubled - 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" disruptive, tumultuous, turbulent, riotous unquiet - characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning"

troubled

adjective

1. anxious, concerned, worried, upset, bothered, disturbed, distressed, dismayed, uneasy, unsettled, agitated, disconcerted, apprehensive, perturbed, ill at ease, discomposed She sounded deeply troubled.

2. difficult, unsettled, problematic, stressful, hard, dark, tough There is much we can do to help this troubled country.

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Translations

غَيْر هادِئقَلِق، مُنْزَعِج

neklidnýustaraný

bekymreturolig

geplagt unruhig

conflictivo inquieto preocupado accidentado

agité complexé inquiet peine préoccupé

áhyggjufullurókyrr, óvær

kederlisıkıntılısorunluüzgün

不安的忧虑的纷乱的

troubled

[ˈtrʌbld] ADJ

1. (= worried) [person] → preocupado, desazonado; [mind] → preocupado, agitado; [conscience] → intranquilo; [expression, face, look] → de preocupación
he was deeply troubled → estaba profundamente preocupado or desazonado
he was a lonely, troubled man → era un hombre que estaba solo y sin sosiego
she fell into a troubled sleep → cayó en un sueño inquieto or agitado

2. (= beset by problems) [life, marriage, relationship] → lleno de problemas, aquejado de problemas; [period of time] → turbulento; [area, country, region] → conflictivo; [company, bank, industry] → aquejado de problemas
these are troubled times → estos son tiempos difíciles
see also oil

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troubled

[ˈtrʌb^əld] adj

[person] → inquiet/ète
He was deeply troubled → Il était très inquiet.

[times] → mouvementé(e), troublé(e); [country] → agité(e) de troubles; [industry] → qui connaît une période de troubles; [relationship] → mouvementé(e)trouble-free [ˌtrʌb^əlˈfriː] adj [period, visit] → sans problèmes, sans ennuis

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troubled

adj

person, look, sleep → unruhig, beunruhigt; (= grieved) → bekümmert; mind, conscience → aufgewühlt; water → aufgewühlt; (= unsettled) relationship, marriage → gestört; life → schwer; times, area, country, region → unruhig; the troubled waters of industrial relations → die gestörte Beziehung zwischen Arbeitgebern und Arbeitnehmern ? oil

(Ind, Fin) → in Schwierigkeiten pred; financially troubled → in finanziellen Nöten

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troubled

[ˈtrʌbld] adj (person, expression) → preoccupato/a, inquieto/a; (period) → travagliato/a; (epoch, life) → agitato/a, difficile

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trouble

(ˈtrabl) noun

1. (something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc. He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.

2. disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc. It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.

3. illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body). He has heart trouble.

verb

1. to cause worry, anger or sadness to. She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.

2. used as part of a very polite and formal request. May I trouble you to close the window?

3. to make any effort. He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.

ˈtroubled adjective

(negative untroubled).

1. worried or anxious. He is obviously a troubled man.

2. disturbed and not peaceful. troubled sleep.

ˈtroublesome adjective

causing worry or difficulty. troublesome children/tasks.

ˈtroublemaker noun

a person who continually (and usually deliberately) causes worry, difficulty or disturbance to other people. Beware of her – she is a real troublemaker.

troubled

a. afligido-a, inquieto-a; preocupado-a.

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But if Tom's sleep was troubled that night he said nothing of it to his friends.

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Something in Uncle Alec's face touched Rose to the heart, and when he held out his hand with that anxious troubled look in his eyes, she was moved to put up her innocent lips and seal the contract with a confiding kiss.

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I was a good deal troubled, for I felt as if I didn't want to go away without having, at least, got a general idea of French conversation.

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Ah, if he could but comfort her, and soothe her, and save her from this pain; if he had but some sort of strength that would enable him to rescue her poor troubled mind, as he would have rescued her body in the face of all danger!

"He's a deal o' work upon him just now, Mother," said Seth, "and I think he's a bit troubled in his mind.

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"If it won't do any good to make the thing known," said Nancy, who thought she might now allow herself the relief of entertaining a feeling which she had tried to silence before, "I should be very thankful for father and Priscilla never to be troubled with knowing what was done in the past, more than about Dunsey: it can't be helped, their knowing that."

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Hattersley laughed; Milicent was troubled to see me so disturbed.

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I confess I was somewhat troubled at this change: I feared the consequences of her displeasure, and even made some efforts to recover the ground I had lost--and with better apparent success than I could have anticipated.

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But little does Teefa know that Anya has a troubled life, having to deal with the ignorance of her father who is always busy either with his business or Anya's step mother.

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Dear Troubled Mum, kindly quit the relationship as the man seems to be taking you for a ride realising that you are desperately in need of a man.

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The course, which is titled "Regulating Troubled Corporate Debt", is for master's students and undergraduates.

Special course launched at Moscow State University

The banking regulator said that creditors of troubled Chinese firms can set up debt committees to assist with debt restructuring.