troubled

[US]/'trʌb(ə)ld/
[UK]/'trʌbld/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. in a state of disturbance or agitation; confused or perplexed.

Phrases & Collocations

feeling troubled

deeply troubled

troubled mind

troubled thoughts

troubled emotions

in trouble

get into trouble

have trouble

hidden trouble

make trouble

trouble shooting

have trouble with

cause trouble

out of trouble

stomach trouble

make trouble for

run into trouble

give someone trouble

give oneself trouble

don't trouble

heart trouble

trouble shoot

borrow trouble

Example Sentences

be troubled with a cough

a troubled conscience

He felt troubled and distressed.

He had a troubled adolescence.

he was not troubled by doubts.

a troubled night of insomnolence

I am troubled with a cough.

It is good fishing in troubled waters.

fish in troubled waters

Plague is troubled by in my henroost!

He is doubly troubled, by illness and poverty.

I am troubled about her.

the murmur of the water can provide balm for troubled spirits.

I've been troubled by telephone calls at ungodly hours.

The army arranged to fly the men out to the troubled island.

We must not try to play off the boy troubled with a stammer.

You shouldn't have troubled yourself to prepare such a feast!

Real-world Examples

Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.

Source: Pronunciation: Basic Course in American English Pronunciation

The country is mired in severe economic trouble.

Source: BBC Listening February 2014 Collection

Gang members are often troubled young people.

Source: Global Slow English

I'm so sorry to have troubled you.

Source: Grandparents' Business English Class

They are also less likely to be troubled by problems.

Source: Beijing Normal University Edition High School English (Compulsory 5)

There is likely more political trouble ahead for the German chancellor.

Source: NPR News October 2018 Collection

Ker-Lindsay said that other movements are troubled by events in Spain.

Source: VOA Special November 2017 Collection

Then he told her all his trouble.

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

But financial concerns, she said, troubled both Millennials and Generation Z.

Source: VOA Special September 2022 Collection

I'm just in a little trouble. - What kind of trouble?

Source: Classic movies

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