trouble

trouble is on the Basic English 850 List.

trick - trouble - trousers

trouble is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

tree - trouble - true

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: trŭbʹəl; IPA ^(key): /ˈtrʌb(ə)l/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈtrʌb(ə)l/ or /ˈtrə-/

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• Hyphenation: trou‧ble

Noun

Singular trouble

Plural troubles

1. Difficult or bad things happening; problems.

Verb

Plain form trouble

Third-person singular troubles

Past tense troubled

Past participle troubled

Present participle troubling

1. To bother or annoy.