From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Trouble \Trou"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Troubled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Troubling}.] [F. troubler, OF. trobler, trubler,
tourbler,fr. (assumed) LL. turbulare, L. turbare to
disorderly group, a little crowd; both from turba a disorder,
tumult, crowd; akin to Gr. ?, and perhaps to E. thorp; cf.
Skr. tvar, tur,o hasten. Cf. {Turbid}.]
1. To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.
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An angel went down at a certain season into the
pool, and troubled the water. --John v. 4.
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God looking forth will trouble all his host.
--Milton.
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2. To disturb; to perplex; to afflict; to distress; to
grieve; to fret; to annoy; to vex.
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Now is my soul troubled. --John xii.
27.
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Take the boy to you; he so troubles me
'T is past enduring. --Shak.
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Never trouble yourself about those faults which age
will cure. --Locke.
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3. To give occasion for labor to; -- used in polite
phraseology; as, I will not trouble you to deliver the
letter.
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Syn: To disturb; perplex; afflict; distress; grieve; harass;
annoy; tease; vex; molest.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
troubling
adj 1: causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or
disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something
distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime";
"a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and
troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome
predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
[syn: {distressing}, {distressful}, {disturbing},
{perturbing}, {troubling}, {worrisome}, {worrying}]
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