Main Entry:: ¹trou·ble
Pronunciation:: \ˈtrə-bəl\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: trou·bled; trou·bling \ˈtrə-b(ə-)liŋ\
Etymology:: Middle English, from Anglo-French trubler, from Vulgar Latin *turbulare, from *turbulus agitated, alteration of Latin turbulentus — more at turbulent
Date:: 13th century

transitive verb1 a: to agitate mentally or spiritually : worry, disturb b (1)archaic : mistreat, oppress (2): to produce physical disorder in : afflict <troubled by a cold> c: to put to exertion or inconvenience <I'm sorry to trouble you>2: to put into confused motion <the wind troubled the sea>intransitive verb1: to become mentally agitated : worry <refused to trouble over trifles>2: to make an effort : be at pains <did not trouble to come>

— trou·bler

\-b(ə-)lər\ noun

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