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US
/ˈtɹəbəɫd/
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[ UK /tɹˈʌbəld/ ]
[ UK /tɹˈʌbəld/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
a troubled expression
troubled areas
troubled teenagers
fell into a troubled sleep -
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive
riotous times
these troubled areas
a turbulent and unruly childhood
the tumultuous years of his administration
How To Use troubled In A Sentence
- Outwardly, Gina didn't seem troubled - she babysat for neighbors, wrote cute poems, and smiled radiantly for pictures.
- His rapid rise through the ranks after an eye-catching performance in the April trials was a rare highlight in a troubled season.
- Benson looked troubled when he heard the news.
- The view of the unbroken forest canopy stretching away to the horizon defies description; it is a vision of a world untroubled by time, a revelation of the hugeness and wholeness of nature.
- He's a troubled kid at a fancy, hoity-toity high school, says Mitchell. Exclusive First Look: Grimm Takes on the Pied Piper -- Rats!
- And when euery manne hath throwen his darte, or shotte his arrowe: whilest the beast is troubled and amased with the stripes, thei steppe in to her and slea her. The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie
- And the one faint hope that soothed his troubled dreams was one he dared not cherish in his hours of waking. THE ANCIENT AND SOLITARY REIGN
- People had become terribly troubled," he said, trying hard to imbue the word "troubled" with sympathy. Rewind radio: The Brown Years; Desert Island Discs; Craig Brown's Lost Diaries
- DURANGO, Colo. (Reuters) - Chocolate may be a comfort in troubled times but even this affordable luxury is feeling the pinch of slower economic growth in the United States.
- He had a troubled childhood, being frequently beaten by his father and uncles who disapproved of his artistic interests.