troubled

troubled

adjective

Definition of TROUBLED

1

a : concerned, worried <troubled feelings about the decision>

b : exhibiting emotional or behavioral problems <a program for troubled youth>

2

: characterized by or indicative of trouble <our troubled cities> <a gray and troubled sky>

Examples of TROUBLED

1. She seemed troubled about something.
2. These have been troubled times.

First Known Use of TROUBLED

14th century

Related to TROUBLED

Synonyms

aflutter, antsy, anxious, atwitter, dithery, edgy, goosey, het up, hinky [slang], hung up, ill at ease, insecure, jittery, jumpy, nervy, perturbed, queasy (also queazy), tense, nervous, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, worried

Antonyms

calm, collected, cool, easy, happy-go-lucky, nerveless, relaxed

Related Words

aggrieved, bothered, concerned, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed, freaked, freaked-out, shook-up; apprehensive, foreboding, hesitant, misgiving; fretful, fretting, stewing, vexed; qualmish, qualmy; flustered, twittered, undone, unnerved, unstrung; obsessed, preoccupied, restless; fidgety, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hypertense, skittish, spooky

Near Antonyms

confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure; controlled, self-controlled