1. The state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity. Lest the fiend . . . some new trouble raise. Milton. Foul whisperings are abroad; unnatural deeds Do breed unnatural troubles. Shak.
2. That which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that which afflicts.
3. (Mining)
Defn: A fault or interruption in a stratum. To get into trouble, to get into difficulty or danger. [Colloq.] — To take the trouble, to be at the pains; to exert one's self; to give one's self inconvenience. She never took the trouble to close them. Bryant.
Syn. — Affliction; disturbance; perplexity; annoyance; molestation; vexation; inconvenience; calamity; misfortune; adversity; embarrassment; anxiety; sorrow; misery.
TROUBLER
Trou"bler, n.
Defn: One who troubles or disturbs; one who afflicts or molests; a disturber; as, a troubler of the peace. The rich troublers of the world's repose. Waller.
TROUBLESOME
Trou"ble*some, a.
Defn: Giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome.
This troublesome world. Book of Common Prayer.
These troublesome disguises that we wear. Milton.
My mother will never be troublesome to me. Pope.
Syn.
— Uneasy; vexatious; perplexing; harassing; annoying; disgusting;
irksome; afflictive; burdensome; tiresome; wearisome; importunate.
— Trou"ble*some*ly, adv.
— Trou"ble*some*ness, n.