Noun The new system is giving me trouble. He was having trouble with his homework. I had a little trouble finding the place. He had no trouble finding a new job. gangs looking to make trouble When the new CEO arrived, the company was in trouble. She got into trouble with her credit cards. He's always getting in trouble at school. She has been having trouble with her knee. Verb The accusations troubled him deeply. I'm troubled by his strange behavior. I don't mean to trouble you, but I have a question. See More
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Noun
The Gonzagas’ brilliant but imprudent expenditures had landed them in financial trouble. Anthony Grafton, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 Several Sun starters were in foul trouble, but the Sky never took advantage, allowing the Sun to force them outside. Shakeia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Politico got its eyes on one of the shopping lists, which is extremely detailed and suggests Russia is in serious trouble thanks to western sanctions. David Meyer, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 Yes, big box stores like Sears and J. Crew are in deep trouble, but, that said, the small businesses that survived the shutdown are often thriving now. Steve Strauss, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 Unless Richardson can pass for 300-plus yards, and run for around 100, too, then the Gators are in big trouble against one of the most talented teams in the country. Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 1 Sep. 2022 Tax revenues had tumbled in Los Angeles, and the city’s budget was in deep trouble. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 The New York Times Former President Donald Trump's social media platform is in financial trouble, The Washington Post reported Saturday. Grayson Quay, The Week, 28 Aug. 2022 Using one lineman to block DeForest Buckner is asking for trouble.The Indianapolis Star, 26 Aug. 2022
Verb
Henry Gao, associate professor of law at Singapore Management University, argues losses suffered by Tencent and Alibaba and their investors don't trouble China's leaders. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2022 His revanchism may explain why Russia’s alteration of national boundaries by force doesn’t trouble him. William A. Galston, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 So sing to your kids, dance with them, but don't trouble yourself over exposing them to the best genre of music. Stephanie H. Murray, The Week, 28 June 2022 Sorry to trouble you with a fact Mr. Ramaswamy, but these asset managers have a fiduciary duty to maximize the long-term returns of their clients. Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 5 July 2022 But Fritz does have a heavy serve and the kind of game that could trouble Nadal on grass. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022 Today, an advisory committee to the FDA recommended that our current slate of shots be updated to include a piece of an Omicron subvariant, with the aim of better tailoring the vaccine to the coronavirus variants that could trouble us this fall. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 June 2022 Certain aspects of Holmes’s character began to trouble him.New York Times, 6 July 2022 This ruling contradicts both common sense and the Constitution, and should deeply trouble us all. Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Anglo-French trubler, from Vulgar Latin *turbulare, from *turbulus agitated, alteration of Latin turbulentus — more at turbulent