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: a condition of doing something badly or only with great difficulty. has trouble reading. has trouble breathing.
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.
Definition of trouble noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Find 219 different ways to say TROUBLE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
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.
You can refer to problems or difficulties as trouble. I had trouble parking. You've caused us a lot of trouble. The plane developed engine trouble soon after taking off. The crew are in serious trouble in 50-knot winds and huge seas. The Sullivans continued to have financial troubles.
a situation in which you have done something wrong and are likely to be punished: Her children are always in trouble.
GRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable? • Trouble is usually used as an uncountable noun: Are you having trouble with your car? Don’t say: Are you having a trouble with your car? Trouble is not used with ‘a’. • The plural form troubles is used when talking about worries or bad experiences that someone has: Tell me about all your troubles.
Trouble is anything that causes difficulty, worry, and inconvenience, or that prevents you from doing something. If you have trouble getting along with a classmate, it is hard to be friendly with him or her.
Synonyms for TROUBLE: disease, ailment, illness, ill, condition, disorder, fever, sickness; Antonyms of TROUBLE: health, wellness, soundness, fitness, robustness, shape, wholeness, wholesomeness.
