trouble
noun
uk
/ˈtrʌb.əl/ us
/ˈtrʌb.əl/trouble noun (DIFFICULTIES)
B1 [ C or U ]
problems or difficulties:
The tax forms were complicated and I had a lot of trouble with them.
[ + -ing verb ] Parents often have trouble finding good carers for their children.
His birthday is the least of my troubles at the moment - I don't even have enough money to pay the rent.
- problemWhat's the problem here?
- difficultyThe company is having some financial difficulties at the moment.
- troubleWe've had a lot of trouble with the new computer system.
- hitchThe ceremony went without a hitch.
- glitchWe've had a few technical glitches, but I'm confident we'll be ready on time.
- hurdleGetting a work permit is only the first hurdle.
B1 [ U ]
a situation in which you experience problems, usually because of something you have done wrong or badly:
He's never been in trouble with his teachers before.
B2 [ U ] mainly UK
- A woman in the street saw that he was in trouble and came to his aid.
- You wouldn't believe the amount of trouble I've had with this car.
- She got through her exams without too much trouble.
- I was always getting in trouble for misbehaving at school.
- The only trouble with this café is that the service is so slow.
- a (heavy) cross to bear idiom
- albatross
- ball and chain
- bane
- be dead meat idiom
- be in the clear idiom
- bump
- chill
- equation
- hiccup
- hindrance
- hot potato
- impediment
- incubus
- nut
- snag
- stumbling block
- teaser
- teething troubles
- thorn in your flesh/side idiom
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trouble noun (INCONVENIENCE)
trouble
verb
formal uk
/ˈtrʌb.əl/ us
/ˈtrʌb.əl/trouble verb (WORRY)
- My conscience would really trouble me if I wore a fur coat.
- She was troubled by the conflicting interests of a career and a family.
- Several well-known women have been troubled by stalkers recently.
- My eyes have been troubling me recently.
- They were greatly troubled by rumours that he was to lose his job.
- agitate
- alarming
- alarmingly
- bite
- catch up with someone
- come back to bite someone idiom
- disturb
- frighten
- frighten someone/something away/off
- get/go beyond a joke idiom
- give someone the jimjams idiom
- give someone the jitters idiom
- oppressive
- rattle
- roost
- stressful
- stressfully
- suspenseful
- suspensefully
- suspensive