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trouble (n):
an effort that is inconvenient
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I went to a lot of trouble.
he won without any trouble.
had difficulty walking.
finished the test only with great difficulty

trouble (n):
a source of difficulty
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one trouble after another delayed the job.
what's the problem?

trouble (n):
an event causing distress or pain
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what is the trouble?
heart trouble

trouble (n):
an angry disturbance
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he didn't want to make a fuss.
they had labor trouble.
a spot of bother

trouble (n):
a strong feeling of anxiety
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his worry over the prospect of being fired.
it is not work but worry that kills.
he wanted to die and end his troubles

trouble (n):
an unwanted pregnancy
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he got several girls in trouble

trouble (v):
cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

trouble (v):
disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
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She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill

trouble (v):
move deeply
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This book upset me.
A troubling thought

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

trouble (v):
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
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Sorry to trouble you, but...

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