trouble
∞
1.0
- noun
- /ˈtrʌbəl/
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problema
- And she said many people have trouble beginning with themselves.
- trouble getting
- run into trouble
- a lot of trouble
So why do men have trouble peeing as they get older?
- So why do men have trouble peeing as they get older?
- He said, oh, you're in big trouble, Big, big trouble.
- It yes, your poor health, your trouble losing weight is not your fault.
- OK, so people with ADHD have trouble holding their attention.
- You know, you said you had trouble getting to class.
- So that's that's a thing that most people have trouble wrapping their head around.
- It's not one of my finer moments, but we had trouble finding L ZS.
- That's an XOR that will cause a lot of trouble to a learning machine.
- He got in so much trouble, just a mess.
- I, I don't have trouble recognizing PTSD.
Examples
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I knew that most of my own students would have trouble functioning well within this schedule.
Academic text (2008) -
However, the strongest relationship to feeling in financial trouble was with the financial delinquency measure.
Academic text (2013) -
You know, you said you had trouble getting to class.
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So what are you having trouble with there?
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When you get in financial trouble, you have to deal with reality.
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And the economic trouble stems from that fact.
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Recent reports point to serious trouble in the market for books, especially mainstream fiction.
Academic text (1999) -
OK, so people with ADHD have trouble holding their attention.
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Even when Mexico has managed to jail cartel members, it has had trouble keeping them there.
Academic text (2012) -
Many students face trouble understanding complex math problems.
Synonyms
∞
1.2
A situation that causes trouble and needs a solution
∞
2.9
A problem that causes worry or makes someone unwell
∞
1.0
A situation in which things are untidy and confused
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4.3
A thing that causes trouble or discomfort
89
4.5
A situation that causes extra work or annoyance
81
5.8
A difficult or embarrassing situation that is hard to escape
71
4.9
A difficult time when you face many problems
62
3.6
A person or thing that annoys others and causes trouble
29
2.1
A thing that causes trouble or annoyance
25
7.9
A difficult situation that is hard to escape or solve
4
3.7
A difficult situation that is hard to deal with
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Etymology
Trouble comes from the old verb troubler, from Latin turbare meaning 'to disturb' or 'mix up', and it shares the same root as disturb. So imagine a noise or crowd that makes life hard — that image helps explain why trouble means a situation that causes difficulty or worry.