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trouble
noun as in annoyance, worry
Strongest matches
anxiety, concern, danger, difficulty, dilemma, disorder, disturbance, inconvenience, mess, pain, predicament, problem, strain, stress, strife, struggle, suffering, unrest, woe
Strong matches
agitation, bind, bother, commotion, discontent, discord, disquiet, dissatisfaction, distress, grief, hang-up, heartache, hindrance, irritation, misfortune, nuisance, pest, pickle, puzzle, row, scrape, sorrow, spot, task, torment, tribulation, tumult, vexation
Weak matches
noun as in something requiring great effort
noun as in bad health
verb as in bother, worry
Strongest matches
afflict, agitate, annoy, burden, concern, disconcert, disturb, irk, irritate, perplex, perturb, plague, sadden, strain, torment, upset, vex
Strong matches
ail, bug, discommode, discompose, disoblige, disquiet, distress, fret, grieve, harass, harry, inconvenience, pain, pester, spook, stress, try
Weak matches
burn up, drive up the wall, flip out, get to, give a bad time, give a hard time, impose on, make a fuss, make a scene, make waves, psych, put out, stir up
verb as in make an effort
Strong match
Weak matches
be concerned with, go to the effort of, take pains, take the time
Example Sentences
But, you'd be forgiven for having forgotten what Eleven and her bike-peddling pals were up to when we were last in their troubled neighbourhood.
The Ajax armoured vehicle has long been referred to as a "troubled programme" - plagued by delays and technical faults.
Bath & Body Works sees trouble ahead; the company just slashed its guidance for the full year, reflecting a pull back in demand from inflation-strapped consumers.
Bath & Body Works sees trouble ahead; the company just slashed its guidance for the full year, reflecting a pull back in demand from inflation-strapped consumers.
The second season of HBO’s “The Rehearsal” takes aim at the commercial aviation industry, examining barriers to pilot mental health and troubling relationship dynamics in the cockpit that could pose threats to airplane safety.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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