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adjective
- 1. beset by problems or difficulties: "his troubled private life" Similar
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The meaning of TROUBLED is concerned, worried. How to use troubled in a sentence.
experiencing problems or difficulties, especially financial ones: a troubled bank / homeowner / retailer. The company is a decent bet for your money in these troubled times. a troubled business / company / economy.
Definition of troubled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Use the adjective troubled to describe someone who is upset or distressed, or a situation that is difficult. If your mom and your sister fight a lot, often bitterly, you might say that their relationship is troubled. A troubled neighborhood might be one that faces problems like poverty and crime.
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. She'll be in big trouble if she scratches Sam's car. He got into financial trouble after his divorce. I hope you won't get into trouble because of what I said to your dad.
A troubled place, situation, organization, or time has many problems or conflicts. There is much we can do to help this troubled country. Anyone who has been in a troubled relationship will sympathise with Sue.
noun. difficulty, annoyance, or harassment: It would be no trouble at all to advise you. unfortunate or distressing position, circumstance, or occurrence; misfortune: Financial trouble may threaten security. civil disorder, disturbance, or conflict: political trouble in the new republic; labor troubles.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English troub‧led /ˈtrʌbəld/ adjective 1 worried or anxious troubled face/eyes/look Benson looked troubled when he heard the news. see thesaurus at worried 2 having many problems These are troubled times for the coal industry. the troubled electronics company troubled marriage/relationship 3 → ...
a. : a condition of physical distress or ill health : ailment. back trouble. heart trouble. b. : a condition of mechanical malfunction. engine trouble. c. : a condition of doing something badly or only with great difficulty. has trouble reading. has trouble breathing.
Troubled Definition. trubəld. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Adjective. Verb. Filter. adjective. Worried or concerned. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Emotionally or mentally disturbed. Webster's New World. Characterized by unrest, esp. social unrest. Troubled youth. Webster's New World. Synonyms: riotous. disruptive.
