trouble (
http://definr.com/trouble)
n 1: a source of difficulty: "one trouble after another delayed
the job"; "what's the problem?" [syn:
problem]
2: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they
had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn:
fuss,
bother,
hassle]
3: an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?";
"heart trouble"
4: 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"
[syn:
difficulty]
5: 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" [syn:
worry]
6: an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"
v 1: move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
[syn:
disturb,
upset]
2: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to: "Sorry to trouble
you, but..." [syn:
put out,
inconvenience,
disoblige,
discommode,
incommode,
bother]
3: 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" [syn:
perturb,
unhinge,
disquiet,
cark,
distract,
disorder]
4: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did
not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't
bother, please" [syn:
trouble oneself,
bother, {inconvenience
oneself}]
5: cause bodily suffering to [syn:
afflict,
ail,
pain]