troubled
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3.5
- adjective
- /ˈtrʌbld/
:
angustiado (persona)
- She felt troubled after hearing the bad news about her friend.
- a troubled child
- troubled youth
- a troubled family
Understand, I've often been troubled by the notion of hope.
- Understand, I've often been troubled by the notion of hope.
- So because the boarding school was for troubled kids, who's going to believe us?
- You weren't a troubled teenager, you were a teenager.
- I'm telling you, you look troubled and older than your years.
- Last night, he comforted A troubled world rocked by recent tragedy.
- I had a troubled youth, struggled in school.
- When it's broken, you will not be disturbed, you will not be troubled, you will not be upset.
- But I was still like, right, kind of troubled, if you know what I mean.
- So a lot of the guys that come through they, they, they come from troubled backgrounds or broken homes.
- She went to this super small private school for like troubled kids.
Examples
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Human existence, so understood, is inevitably troubled and flawed and so clearly not divine.
Academic text (1997) -
Understand, I've often been troubled by the notion of hope.
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I was so troubled about you.
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And most climate scientists are troubled about the future of the world.
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Some people are greatly troubled by change.
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I'm telling you, you look troubled and older than your years.
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For centuries, people have come to New York seeking refuge from their troubled lives.
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The extended family provides moral support in troubled times, such as a divorce or separation.
Academic text (2008) -
As soon as they walked in and saw Marguerite's troubled face, they knew something had happened.
Fiction book (1993) -
He's a troubled person.
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling sad or worried because something bad happened
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7.2
Being very upset and worried so you cannot think clearly
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7.0
Full of worry, danger, or strong feelings
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3.8
Feeling upset or worried and unable to think clearly
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2.9
Feeling very upset, worried, or hurt
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6.4
Worried or upset because of something unexpected
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9.9
Full of trouble and worry that make life difficult
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To try to gain from a difficult situation by using other people's confusion
- Informal
To say or do something to calm a tense situation between people
Compounds
How Troubled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Troubled comes from an old root turb- meaning 'to disturb' or 'to mix up', and it entered English as trouble. So a troubled person has their mind or feelings 'stirred up' and shows worry or distress.