trouble

the quality or state of being troubled especially mentally

The first known use: in the 13th century

Word Structure

7 Letters, 2 Syllable

trouble

6 Phonemes

t r uh b ə l

onset, rime

- -

Morpheme

trouble

Sentence Examples

The new system is giving me trouble.

He was having trouble with his homework.

I had a little trouble finding the place.

He had no trouble finding a new job.

When the new CEO arrived, the company was in trouble.

She got into trouble with her credit cards.

He's always getting in trouble at school.

She has been having trouble with her knee.

The accusations troubled him deeply.

I'm troubled by his strange behavior.

I don't mean to trouble you, but I have a question.

Related Words

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Collocations

The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.

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