Analysis Complete

trouble

/ trouble /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an effort that is inconvenient
"I went to a lot of trouble"
"he won without any trouble"
"had difficulty walking"
"finished the test only with great difficulty"
Type of:
effort elbow grease exertion
Kinds of:
the devil tsuris
Derived:
trouble oneself bother inconvenience oneself
noun Sense 2
an unwanted pregnancy
"he got several girls in trouble"
Type of:
pregnancy gestation maternity
noun Sense 3
an event causing distress or pain
"what is the trouble?"
"heart trouble"
Type of:
happening occurrence natural event
Kinds of:
misfortune bad luck affliction convulsion embarrassment
Derived:
afflict ail pain perturb unhinge
noun Sense 4
a source of difficulty
"one trouble after another delayed the job"
"what''s the problem?"
Type of:
difficulty
Kinds of:
can of worms deep water growing pains hydra matter
Derived:
put out inconvenience disoblige discommode incommode
verb Sense 5
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
"Sorry to trouble you, but..."
Type of:
affect impact bear upon
Derived:
irritation annoyance vexation botheration bother
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 6
an angry disturbance
"he didn''t want to make a fuss"
"they had labor trouble"
"a spot of bother"
Type of:
perturbation disturbance
Derived:
harass hassle harry chivy chivvy
noun Sense 7
a strong feeling of anxiety
"his worry over the prospect of being fired"
"it is not work but worry that kills"
"he wanted to die and end his troubles"
Type of:
anxiety
Derived:
perturb unhinge disquiet cark distract
verb Sense 8
cause bodily suffering to
Type of:
hurt
Kinds of:
disagree with erupt recrudesce break out
Derived:
pain painful sensation hurting ailment complaint
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 9
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
"He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"
"Don''t bother, please"
Type of:
strive reach strain
Derived:
difficulty
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
verb Sense 10
move deeply
"This book upset me"
"A troubling thought"
Type of:
affect impress move
Kinds of:
agitate rouse turn on charge commove
Derived:
worry upset derangement overthrow disturbance
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 11
disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
"She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
Type of:
disturb upset
Kinds of:
worry vex
Derived:
distraction worry disquiet unease uneasiness
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
87%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
92
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

Word Relationship Graph

Synonyms Antonyms Hypernyms Hyponyms

Related Words

effort elbow grease exertion the devil tsuris pregnancy gestation maternity happening occurrence natural event misfortune