troubled

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

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

(verb) disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed. Synonyms: perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder. Example: "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, trouble, 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: trouble, ail, pain.

(adj) characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need. Synonyms: troubled (vs. untroubled). Examples: "Troubled areas." "Fell into a troubled sleep." "A troubled expression." "Troubled teenagers."

(adj) characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination. Synonyms: disruptive, riotous, tumultuous, turbulent. Examples: "Effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive." "Riotous times." "These troubled areas." "The tumultuous years of his administration." "A turbulent and unruly childhood."