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as in ailments
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
hoping that the doctor will be able to accurately diagnose my trouble
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as in threats
something that may cause injury or harm
that wild dog is trouble, so stay away
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as in problems
something that requires thought and skill for resolution
the police officers first broke up the fight and then asked what the trouble was
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as in efforts
the active use of energy in producing a result
please, don't go to all that trouble just for me
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as in worries
to experience concern or anxiety
don't trouble about me—I'll be fine
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as in inconveniences
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 troubles
Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Instead, many of them came to see their new and unexpected troubles as the result of the mass emigration of Eastern European Jews which was just getting under way.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Staff have received little communication from ASPIRA leadership about the network’s financial troubles, according to Camacho.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
No public comments have made by William and Kate on the former prince's legal troubles.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Projects such as Link at Boca will help but cannot solve Tri-Rail’s financial troubles.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
Kamilla’s earache and hearing troubles have been among their biggest concerns.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
The biggest single case involves Liberty Bank, which moved to foreclose on Sunlight properties when the company’s legal troubles were quickly multiplying in 2022.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Both domestic and international travel fell, affected by airline troubles and fewer visitors, especially from Canada.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
What troubles C0llins—and many tax practitioners—most is not just the delay, but the way the IRS communicates during it.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
That last hurdle, safely landing a SpaceX Starship HLS (Human Landing System) spacecraft, carrying two astronauts, upright on the moon, particularly troubles Green.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Rather, what troubles him are the claims that the song’s success has been manufactured.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
But the financial angle troubles her further.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
And that troubles me greatly as well, because TikTok was a potential alternative to old mass media.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
In visceral and unrelenting prose, the novel troubles the easy distinctions between victim and perpetrator.
—Katie Kitamura
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Notwithstanding, firing Erika McEntarfer troubles me greatly.
—Phillip Molnar, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
Pasquini said people in her circumstances have been accused of wanting to shed their troubles by having their kids locked away.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Instead, many of them came to see their new and unexpected troubles as the result of the mass emigration of Eastern European Jews which was just getting under way.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Staff have received little communication from ASPIRA leadership about the network’s financial troubles, according to Camacho.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
No public comments have made by William and Kate on the former prince's legal troubles.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Projects such as Link at Boca will help but cannot solve Tri-Rail’s financial troubles.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
Kamilla’s earache and hearing troubles have been among their biggest concerns.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
The biggest single case involves Liberty Bank, which moved to foreclose on Sunlight properties when the company’s legal troubles were quickly multiplying in 2022.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Both domestic and international travel fell, affected by airline troubles and fewer visitors, especially from Canada.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
For Moore, the resident who is leading the charge against the cameras, potential surveillance of the immigrant community is what troubles her the most.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
What troubles C0llins—and many tax practitioners—most is not just the delay, but the way the IRS communicates during it.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
That last hurdle, safely landing a SpaceX Starship HLS (Human Landing System) spacecraft, carrying two astronauts, upright on the moon, particularly troubles Green.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Rather, what troubles him are the claims that the song’s success has been manufactured.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
But the financial angle troubles her further.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
And that troubles me greatly as well, because TikTok was a potential alternative to old mass media.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
In visceral and unrelenting prose, the novel troubles the easy distinctions between victim and perpetrator.
—Katie Kitamura
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Notwithstanding, firing Erika McEntarfer troubles me greatly.
—Phillip Molnar, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troubles
Noun
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And Floridians who never saw a flame e were hit with respiratory ailments, with some forced to move out of state until the smoke and ash settled.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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Peterson, who’s dealt with cramping issues (and other ailments) all season, played 32 minutes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Department of Homeland Security said it’s been in contact with churches in Springfield about the threats.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Maybe if Miami had added a quarterback better than Mike White and Skylar Thompson in the 2024 offseason, let’s say veteran quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, Tagovailoa’s threats to sit out training camp, and the exhibition season wouldn’t have been so scary to McDaniel.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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However, you also might be dogged with silly errors, delays, transportation problems and misplaced items.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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Due to significant press problems, newspaper delivery is running late on Tuesday.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
25 Feb. 2026
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Orbán has frequently threatened to scuttle the bloc’s efforts to sanction Moscow over its invasion, and has decried attempts to hit Russia’s energy revenues that help finance the war.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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None of Lauren James or Erin Cuthbert’s long-range efforts went in, but that did not matter.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Shenlong's orbital work therefore worries some experts, who cite its anti-satellite potential.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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No, there’s nothing really that worries me.—
Outside,
Outside,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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On-time performance across the entire San Diego trolley system has been boosted by a year-old East County service change that inconveniences a relatively small number of riders.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Dec. 2025
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Members of the Artemis II crew — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen — are starting their roughly two-week quarantine to limit their exposure to illnesses before their flight.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2026
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Now that a successful prelaunch fueling test has been completed, the astronauts are due to re-enter quarantine at the Johnson Space Center in Houston to avoid exposure to any illnesses.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Ultimately, the recent market trembles reveal less about the immediate dangers of AI and more about the precarious psychology of modern trading.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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That morbid curiosity sent me on a journey to understand the politics and dangers of prison.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
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