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Synonyms for trouble

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noun · a source of difficulty

“one trouble after another delayed the job”

noun · an angry disturbance

“he didn't want to make a fuss”

noun · an effort that is inconvenient

“I went to a lot of trouble”

noun · a strong feeling of anxiety

“his worry over the prospect of being fired”

verb · move deeply

“This book upset me”

verb · to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

“Sorry to trouble you, but …”

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”

verb · take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

“He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday”

trouble oneselfbotherinconvenience oneself
verb · cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed