Troubles

//ˈtɹʌbəlz// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of trouble form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of trouble form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The continued violence and terrorist, military and paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland that happened from the mid 1960s to the late 1990s. Ireland, historical, plural, plural-only

    "Under McGlinchey's leadership, the INLA committed several atrocities and murders during the Troubles, resulting in the Co Derry native's imprisonment both north and south of the border."

Synonyms

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afflictionaggravationannoyanceblightbummercare

Example

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"All my troubles came to nothing."

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northern ireland

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