trouble

trouble
   any unpleasant or unwanted experience
   Euphemistic when the subject is taboo, such as unplanned pregnancy, childbirth, menstruation, piles, varicose veins, and the like:
    She got into trouble. Through an old white fellow who used to have those coloured girls up to an old ramshackle house of his. I do not have to tell you what he was up to. (L Armstrong, 1955 — she was pregnant)
    When I'm over my trouble I'll come to see you. (M. Francis, 1901, referring to childbirth)
   I was confident that it was nae rheumatics, though what his trouble was I couldna just say. (Service, 1890)

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  • trouble — 1. (trou bl ) s. m. 1°   Confusion, désordre. •   S il arrivait qu il y eût du trouble dans la petite république...., PASC. Prov. IX.. •   Les Pays Bas sont en trouble sur toutes ces choses, BOSSUET Lett. quiét. 80. •   Que le trouble, toujours… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • trouble — ► NOUN 1) difficulty or problems. 2) effort or exertion. 3) a cause of worry or inconvenience. 4) (in trouble) in a situation in which one is liable to incur punishment or blame. 5) public unrest or disorder. ► VERB …   English terms dictionary

  • troublé — troublé, ée (trou blé, blée) part. passé de troubler. 1°   Mis en agitation désordonnée. La ville troublée par le son du tocsin. 2°   Saisi d une grande agitation morale. •   Auguste est fort troublé, l on ignore la cause, CORN. Cinna, IV, 5.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • trouble — [trub′əl] vt. troubled, troubling [ME trublen < OFr trubler < VL * turbulare, altered (infl. by L turbula, disorderly group, dim. of turba, crowd) < LL turbidare, to trouble, make turbid < L turbidus,TURBID] 1. to disturb or agitate… …   English World dictionary

  • Trouble — Trou ble, n. [F. trouble, OF. troble, truble. See {Trouble}, v. t.] 1. The state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity. [1913 Webster] Lest the fiend . . . some new trouble raise. Milton. [1913 Webster] Foul… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trouble — vb 1 Trouble, distress, ail can all mean to cause to be uneasy or upset. Trouble suggests loss of tranquillity or serenity and implies disturbance of any sort that interferes with efficiency, convenience, comfort, health of body, or peace of mind …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Trouble — – Norwegian Live EP EP by Coldplay Released 27 August 2001 …   Wikipedia

  • Trouble — может означать: В музыке Группы Trouble (группа)  американская doom metal группа Музыкальные альбомы Trouble (альбом Whitesnake) (1977) Trouble (альбом Эйкона) (2004) Песни песня Элвиса Пресли песня Кэта Стивенса песня Coldplay песня Cypress …   Википедия

  • trouble — • As a comedian he had trouble finding a persona New York Times, 1974 • He ll have a lot of trouble finding his paintbrushes fiction website, BrE 2004 [OEC]. This use, in which trouble is followed immediately by a verbal noun, is acceptable… …   Modern English usage

  • trouble — [n1] annoyance, worry agitation, anxiety, bad news*, bind, bother, commotion, concern, danger, difficulty, dilemma, dire straits, discontent, discord, disorder, disquiet, dissatisfaction, distress, disturbance, grief, hang up*, heartache,… …   New thesaurus

  • Trouble — Trou ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Troubled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Troubling}.] [F. troubler, OF. trobler, trubler, tourbler,fr. (assumed) LL. turbulare, L. turbare to disorderly group, a little crowd; both from turba a disorder, tumult, crowd; akin to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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