trouble
Cross references:
1. effort
1. trou.ble \'tr*b-*l\ \'tr*b-(*-)lin\ \-(*-)l*r\ vb or trou.bling [ME
troublen, fr. OF tourbler, troubler, fr. (assumed) VL ]turbulare, alter. of
L turbidare, fr. turbidus turbid, troubled 1a: to agitate mentally or
spiritually : WORRY, DISTURB archaic 1b1: MISTREAT, OPPRESS 1b2: to
produce physical disorder in : AFFLICT {troubled w ith deafness} 1c: to put
to exertion or inconvenience 2: to put into confused motion {wind troubled
the sea} 1: to become mentally agitated : WORRY 2: to make an effort : be
at pains - trou.bler n
2. trouble n 1a: the quality or state of being troubled : MISFORTUNE {help
peo ple in ~} 1b: an instance of distress, annoyance, or perturbation 2a:
civil disorder or agitation {labor ~} 2b: EXERTION, PAINS {took the ~ to
call} 2c1: a condition of physical distress 2c2: DISEASE, AILMENT 2c3:
MALFUNCTION {engine ~} {~ with the plumbing} 2d: a personal characteristic
that is a handicap or a source of distress