troubled
/'trʌbld/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Characterized by mental or emotional distress: Experiencing worry, anxiety, or unease.
- Characterized by social or political unrest: Marked by disturbance, disorder, or instability.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- She had a troubled expression after hearing the news.
- The government is focusing aid on troubled regions.
- He is a troubled teenager who needs support.
Advanced Usage
- "troubled waters": A situation or period that is difficult, unstable, or full of problems.
- The company is sailing through troubled waters this quarter.
- "troubled sleep": Sleep that is restless and not peaceful, often due to worry or bad dreams.
- The nightmare left her with a night of troubled sleep.
Variants and Related Words
- Trouble (noun/verb): Problems or difficulties; to cause worry or inconvenience.
- He took the time to help me, which was no trouble at all.
- Troubling (adjective): Causing worry or concern.
- The report contained some troubling statistics.
- Troublesome (adjective): Causing difficulty or annoyance.
- It was a troublesome issue to resolve.
Synonyms
- Distressed: Suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
- Agitated: Feeling or appearing troubled or nervous.
- Unsettled: Lacking stability or order.
Antonyms
- Untroubled: Not troubled; calm and peaceful.
- Tranquil: Free from disturbance; calm.
- Peaceful: Quiet and calm; free from disturbance.
Related Idioms
- To fish in troubled waters: To try to gain an advantage from a confused or difficult situation.
- Politicians accused him of trying to fish in troubled waters during the crisis.
Adjective
- characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
- effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive
- riotous times
- these troubled areas
- the tumultuous years of his administration
- a turbulent and unruly childhood
- characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
- troubled areas
- fell into a troubled sleep
- a troubled expression
- troubled teenagers