trouble

(noun) a source of difficulty. Synonyms: problem. Examples: "One trouble after another delayed the job." "What's the problem?."

(noun) an angry disturbance. Synonyms: fuss, bother, hassle. Examples: "He didn't want to make a fuss." "They had labor trouble." "A spot of bother."

(noun) an event causing distress or pain. Examples: "What is the trouble?." "Heart trouble."

(noun) an effort that is inconvenient. Synonyms: difficulty. Examples: "I went to a lot of trouble." "He won without any trouble." "Had difficulty walking." "Finished the test only with great difficulty."

(noun) a strong feeling of anxiety. Synonyms: worry. Examples: "His worry over the prospect of being fired." "It is not work but worry that kills." "He wanted to die and end his troubles."

(noun) an unwanted pregnancy. Examples: "He got several girls in trouble."

(verb) move deeply. Synonyms: disturb, upset. Examples: "This book upset me." "A troubling thought."

(verb) to cause inconvenience or discomfort to. Synonyms: put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother. Examples: "Sorry to trouble you, but...."

(verb) disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed. Synonyms: perturb, unhinge, disquiet, cark, distract, disorder. Examples: "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill."

(verb) take the trouble to do something; concern oneself. Synonyms: trouble oneself, bother, inconvenience oneself. Examples: "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday." "Don't bother, please."

(verb) cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed. Synonyms: ail, pain.