as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
we could tell by the troubled looks on their faces that the news was not promising
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as in feared
to experience concern or anxiety
don't trouble about me—I'll be fine
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as in disturbed
to cause discomfort to or trouble for
I hate to trouble you, but would you mind moving for a minute so I can sweep under your chair?
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Recent Examples of troubled
Ian Austen, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Iris is the grandmother of this film’s entry-point character, the troubled college student Stefani, played with sharp instincts and a good ear for pacing by Kaitlyn Santa Juana.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Morrison, a magnetic if troubled front man, holds a massive stick while the rest smile at some joke.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 14 May 2025
Recommended Long the ‘factory of the world,’ China is now experiencing its own ‘China shock’
The state has faced litigation and federal scrutiny of its troubled prison mental health care for decades.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2025
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Adjective
Trans Canada Image Among the many issues now mired in the troubled relations between Canada and the United States is the renegotiation of the Columbia River Treaty.
—Ian Austen, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Iris is the grandmother of this film’s entry-point character, the troubled college student Stefani, played with sharp instincts and a good ear for pacing by Kaitlyn Santa Juana.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Morrison, a magnetic if troubled front man, holds a massive stick while the rest smile at some joke.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 14 May 2025
Recommended Long the ‘factory of the world,’ China is now experiencing its own ‘China shock’
The state has faced litigation and federal scrutiny of its troubled prison mental health care for decades.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troubled
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However, because the pool was shallow, Lisberg was less worried.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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While Herzig is hoping to win a million dollars, his guests are all worried about their own various fantasy teams, mostly competing for a few hundred bucks.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2025
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Even the guards appeared to be disturbed.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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These five destinations show that sharing the shore with animals can be calm, safe and memorable for the right reasons when animals aren’t fed or disturbed.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Santa Margarita 6, Huntington Beach 5: Chase Marlow singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning to give the Eagles an upset over Sunset League champion Huntington Beach.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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This was from Chris Haynes, reporting that Michael Beasley (yes, that Michael Beasley) is upset that the expansion Miami Big 3 team drafted Lance Stephenson (yes, that Lance Stephenson), and is contemplating requesting a trade.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Burt was estimated to be over 90-years-old and weighed a staggering 700kg, per The Independent.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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According to the organization's website, Burt was 16 feet, 8 inches long and weighed more than 1,500 pounds.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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In the novel’s historical re-creation, is there an anxious note to Americans now losing themselves in accommodation?—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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Both men were deeply anxious, in damage control mode.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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With the exception of the Russell 2000, which gained 1%, none of the major indices bothered to get out of bed the day after Christmas.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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The technology behind an LLM is sufficiently advanced because the people using it have not bothered to understand it.—
Elizabeth Lopatto,
The Verge,
23 Dec. 2024
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The price of gold tends to move when markets get nervous – and so does the gold.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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That said, one moment in the final episode did make Brashear nervous.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
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Today, hydrogen bombs have replaced atom bombs in most arsenals, creating a world of uneasy standoffs among nuclear foes.—
William J. Broad,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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But the vote was not unanimous and left Councilman Kevin O’Neill feeling uneasy.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2025
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