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troubled adjective [ ˈtrʌb(ə)ld ]

• beset by problems or difficulties.
• "his troubled private life"
Similar: difficult, problematic, full of problems, beset by problems, unsettled, hard, tough, stressful, dark,

trouble verb

• cause distress or anxiety to.
• "he was not troubled by doubts"
Similar: worry, bother, cause concern to, concern, disturb, upset, make anxious, make uncomfortable, make uneasy, agitate, distress, grieve, alarm, perturb, annoy, irritate, vex, irk, torment, plague, nag, niggle, gnaw at, prey on someone's mind, oppress, weigh down, burden, afflict, perplex, puzzle, bug,
Origin: Middle English: from Old French truble (noun), trubler (verb), based on Latin turbidus (see turbid).

troubled waters

• a difficult situation or time.



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