Trouble
//ˈtɹʌb.əl//
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Verb
The word "trouble" can be used as noun and verb.
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The Troubles a trouble shared is a trouble halved ask for trouble borrow trouble distrouble double trouble double-trouble engine trouble finger trouble for one's trouble foul trouble get into trouble girl trouble go through the trouble go to the trouble good trouble in a world of trouble in trouble look for trouble picking quarrels and making trouble picking quarrels and provoking trouble picking quarrels and stirring up trouble shoot trouble take the trouble teething trouble teething troubles time trouble trouble and strife trouble at mill trouble at t'mill trouble at the mill trouble causer trouble in paradise trouble light trouble maker trouble spot trouble the scorers trouble ticket trouble ticket system trouble-causer trouble-free trouble-maker trouble-monger troubled troublemaker troubler troubleshoot troubleshooter troubleshooting troublesome trubs women's troubles
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act action actions agitate ahead anxious bad bad actions bad behavior bad boy bad child bad circumstance bad circumstances bad error bad happening bad happenings bad news bad situation bad stuff bad thing bad things before before punishment behavior behavior problems being being bad being in board board game bother boy but calamity cause cause distress causing challenge child circumstance circumstances cold cold play comes concern concern problem condition consequence danger danger concern detention detention cause difficulty disaster distress disturb doing effort error event fault game get in get into getting getting into good good behavior happening happenings having having problems help here here comes inconvenience interruption into kid kid punishment kids kids in make make problem maker malfunction me reprimanded mess mischief mishap needing needing help news nothing nothing but occurrence oh oh oh penalty perilous perilous situation perplexed play problem problem ahead problem snag problematic problems punishment reprimanded school schools situation snag solutions stir up stratum stuff take pains to toil toil and turbid turbulent uh uh oh worry wrong wrong doing
Synonym Network
adversity afflict affliction annoyance anxiety bewilderment bother calamity care discomfort disquietude distress disturb disturbance dolour embarrassment fuss grief hardship inconvenience misery misfortune pain perplexity perturb plague row sorrow suffering torment tribulation trouble oneself uneasiness vexation woe worry
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