Synonyms for trouble


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : truhb-uhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtrʌb əl

Top 10 synonyms for trouble Other synonyms for the word trouble

Définition of trouble

Origin :
  • early 13c., from Old French trubler (11c.), metathesis of turbler, from Vulgar Latin *turbulare, from Late Latin turbidare "to trouble, make turbid," from Latin turbidus (see turbid). Related: Troubled; troubling.
  • noun annoyance, worry
  • noun something requiring great effort
  • noun bad health
  • verb bother, worry
  • verb make an effort
Example sentences :
  • The trouble is that we've just had to cut that fine old New York family off our list.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Not only that, but he would get into trouble with Mr. Paine on account of the damage which it had received.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • You will probably see me out again in a few days, if you take the trouble to look.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • If he hadn't insulted me, he wouldn't have got into trouble.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • He was forced to admit that the girl still had power to trouble him.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • “Thou hast been in trouble,” she said, leaning on the baluster above him.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • I don't want to trouble him, but I was bound he shouldn't keep from me what was rightly my due.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • I am your true friend, Frank, and I don't want you to get into any trouble.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Robert left the office, with a bold bearing, but a heart full of trouble.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • He gave the writer of the note sixpence and a barrel pen for his trouble.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens » by Henry Bore

Antonyms for trouble

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