troubled
Verb
- move deeply
- to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
- cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
- simple past and past participle of trouble
Adjective
- characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
- "troubled areas"
- "fell into a troubled sleep"
- "a troubled expression"
- "troubled teenagers"
Adjective Satellite
- characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
- "these troubled areas"
Adj
- Anxious, worried, careworn.
- Afflicted by difficulties.
Examples
- The troubled Internet company announced another round of layoffs last week.
Synonyms
ail, bother, cark, discommode, disoblige, disorder, disquiet, disruptive, distract, disturb, incommode, inconvenience, inconvenience oneself, pain, perturb, put out, riotous, trouble, trouble oneself, tumultuous, turbulent, unhinge, upset
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
troubled: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtroubled: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
troubled: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary