to trouble

Examples

• All

• But that is another issue that troubles some of us in Canada.

  Academic text (1999)

• What's troubling you?

  Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)

• You seem troubled as well, mother.

  Foe Paws (2000)

• sorry to have troubled you.

  National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)

• Sorry to have troubled you.

  Above the Law (1988)

• Is something troubling you, my son?

  Coming to America (1988)

• Sorry to trouble you, Herr Professor.

  Hitler's Children (1943)

• Ray, please, tell me what's troubling you.

  Conclave (2024)

• Francis, I must know what's troubling you, or I shall have no peace.

  Francis of Assisi (1961)

• As businessmen, they were troubled by the storm clouds that seemed to be approaching.

  Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

B

to bother

vsto trouble

∞ 1.0

To annoy or disturb someone

is broader, also meaning to cause serious worry or practical problems

U

to upset

vsto trouble

362 1.0

Make someone feel sad or worried

can also mean causing practical problems or minor annoyances as well

D

to disturb

vsto trouble

153 2.5

Make someone feel deeply worried or upset

is more general, including milder annoyance and everyday inconvenience

P

to put out

vsto trouble

43 5.8

Cause someone trouble by making things difficult for them

is broader, including serious worry and stronger emotional distress

I

to inconvenience

vsto trouble

37 4.9

To cause trouble or difficulty for someone

also covers causing worry, emotional harm, or personal annoyance

P

to perturb

vsto trouble

7 7.0

To make someone feel worried or uneasy

is less formal and also covers small annoyances and practical problems

D

to disquiet

vsto trouble

1 7.3

To make someone feel worried or uneasy

is broader, covering both emotional worry and practical annoyance

C

to cark

vsto trouble

• Archaic

1 9.9

To make someone feel worried or uneasy

is modern and common, used for worry, practical problems, or emotional harm

I

to incommode

vsto trouble

• Archaic

9.9

To bother someone by causing them trouble or discomfort

has a wider sense, including causing worry or emotional harm

D

to discommode

vsto trouble

• Archaic

9.9

To cause someone a little trouble or discomfort

is broader, covering serious worry and stronger emotional disturbance

Antonyms

A

to assist

605 1.0

To help someone by making a task easier

C

to comfort

172 1.0

To make someone feel less upset or in pain

Idioms

I

in trouble

∞ 2.9

In difficulty and likely to face bad results because of a mistake or bad situation

A

to ask for trouble

• Informal

12 4.8

Act in a way likely to cause problems

T

trouble in paradise

• Informal

6 6.7

A problem in a relationship or situation that looks perfect

I

in bed with trouble

• Informal

9.8

To be in a difficult situation because of something you did

T

trouble at mill

• UK

9.9

Problems and conflict happening in a workplace or team

Phrasal Verbs

G

to get in trouble

203 2.7

Face blame or punishment for something you did wrong

G

to get into trouble

200 2.6

Have problems because of what you do

C

to causing trouble

103 3.2

To do things that make problems for other people

S

to stay out of trouble

48 3.2

To avoid getting into problems with the police or people in charge

T

to trouble oneself

8 5.6

To make an extra effort to do something when it is not necessary

S

to stir trouble

• Informal

5 5.3

To cause fights or problems between people on purpose

G

to go through all that trouble

3 6.0

To do a lot of extra work or face problems for a small thing

W

to wind up in trouble

• Informal

1 4.8

To end up in a difficult situation because of your choices

S

to sniff out trouble

• Informal

5.9

To notice problems or danger before other people do

Compounds

T

trouble spot

9 3.7

A place where problems or fighting happen often

How Upsetting

to torment

• NSFW

107 7.2

to distress

32 4.1

to upset

362 1.0

to trouble

174 1.8

to bother

∞ 1.0

to annoy

246 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology