trouble in English: A problem or difficulty that makes life hard. (noun)

Translation

A problem or difficulty that makes life hard.

Word origin

From Old French truble, meaning to disturb or stir up.

Origin: Old French
Root: truble

Grammar

Gender

Pluraltroubles

Examples

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"Trouble" means a problem that makes things hard.

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"Troubles" is the plural, meaning more than one problem.

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Here "trouble" means a hard or bad situation.

Related words

problem

A difficult thing that you need to deal with or a question you need to answer.

help

To do something that makes things easier or better for another person.

hard

Not easy to do, or firm and solid to touch.

bad

Not good; of low quality, or causing harm or trouble.

work

To do a job or use effort to make or finish something.

issue

A problem or a subject that people talk about and need to sort out.

mess

A place or a thing that is dirty or untidy, with everything in the wrong place.

hell

In many religions, the place of fire and pain where bad people are said to go after they die.

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