a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
Used in a Sentence
trouble
How to use trouble in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for trouble.
Editorial note
My deepest apologies for the delay and trouble on that.
Examples11
Definitions11
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of trouble gathered in one view.
an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for trouble.
noun
a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
See also: problem
noun
an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
noun
an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
noun
an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"
See also: difficulty
noun
a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"
See also: worry
noun
an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"
verb
move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
verb
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
See also: inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother
verb
disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
See also: perturb, unhinge, disquiet, cark, distract, disorder
verb
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
See also: bother
verb
cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
Example sentences
My deepest apologies for the delay and trouble on that.
The "U R a fag"s get downvoted and end up at the bottom of the page where they cause little trouble.
I've had hundreds of people sign up for paid accounts and only two have had trouble to the point of asking for help.
You won't have more trouble getting another job than you did getting the one you left to start this company.
Do you have trouble acquiring or maintaining an erection?16.
If you start to code as if it were a universal significant-newline rule, you will get into trouble.
The submitted site seems to be having trouble keeping up with the referrals from Hacker News, judging by its response time.
I'm going to get myself into a little bit of trouble summarizing, but here goes: Dragonfly can be made to work with elliptic curve key exchange.
Parents have trouble connecting authentically with their children--imagine doing it with scores of students per semester.
While other languages often do a better job of giving me a sense of how the system works, I generally have much trouble with extensibility unless it's Java.
The trouble is, with many addictive substances, completely avoiding them is a reasonable solution.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use trouble in a sentence?
My deepest apologies for the delay and trouble on that.
What does trouble mean?
a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
What part of speech is trouble?
trouble is commonly used as noun, verb.