to trouble

Examples

• All

• You seem troubled, Fellove.

  The Lost City (2005)

• I'm sorry to have troubled you.

  23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)

• Now, you tell the good doctor just what's troubling you.

  Terror Train (1980)

• I don't think the hip will trouble you a bit.

  Star of Midnight (1935)

• You are troubled.

  Gabriel (2007)

• There was a youthful private... who was deeply troubled by the talk of his comrades.

  The Red Badge of Courage (1951)

• I still cannot pronounce her name without being troubled; time and absence have not erased it.

  Academic text (2000)

• The intense heat during the summer months can trouble those who are sensitive to high temperatures.

• Eating spoiled food can trouble your stomach and lead to serious health issues.

• The loud noise from the construction site troubled her, making it hard to concentrate.

Synonyms

H

to harm

vsto trouble

738 1.0

To cause a bad effect on people or things

is limited to causing bodily sickness rather than injury or damage

P

to plague

vsto trouble

121 5.6

To cause constant trouble and suffering to people and things

refers to causing bodily illness rather than ongoing widespread problems

A

to afflict

vsto trouble

71 6.0

Cause pain or trouble to people, animals and places

is centred on causing bodily illness rather than broader suffering

D

to distress

vsto trouble

32 4.1

Cause someone to feel pain, worry or serious problems

focuses on physical illness rather than mainly emotional hardship

A

to ail

vsto trouble

23 4.6

To cause pain, trouble, or illness to someone

focuses on bodily suffering and sickness rather than general problems

P

to pain

vsto trouble

9 1.1

To make someone feel physical hurt

focuses on causing illness or indisposition rather than only discomfort

A

to anguish

vsto trouble

4 7.3

To cause someone to feel very strong pain or worry

is about bodily sickness and not mainly extreme emotional pain

Antonyms

H

to heal

481 1.2

To become healthy again after an injury, illness, or emotional pain

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 Harmful

to incapacitate

46 7.5

to trouble

99 4.8

to sicken

11 4.1

to ail

29 6.1

discomfort

119 3.2

Surface Forms

Etymology