troubled

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈtrʌbl̩d/

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Adjective

Positive troubled

Comparative more troubled

Superlative most troubled

1. If somebody is troubled, they are worried or concerned about something.

   He first became troubled when he realized that sales had dropped by 50%.

2. If somebody or something is troubled, it has many problems.

   We need a strong leader to carry us through these troubled times.

   They set up an art workshop for poor and troubled kids in New York City's South Bronx.

Verb

Plain form trouble

Third-person singular troubles

Past tense troubled

Past participle troubled

Present participle troubling

1. The past tense and past participle of trouble.