"trouble" meaning in English

See trouble in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtrʌb(ə)l/ [UK], /ˈtrʌb(ə)l/ [US] Audio: en-us-trouble.ogg [US] Forms: trouble [singular], troubles [plural]
enPR: trŭbʹəl [UK] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. difficult or bad things happening; problems.
    Sense id: simple-trouble-en-noun-w3Uu2FMd

Verb

IPA: /ˈtrʌb(ə)l/ [UK], /ˈtrʌb(ə)l/ [US] Audio: en-us-trouble.ogg [US] Forms: trouble [canonical], troubles [third-person, singular], troubled [past], troubled [past, participle], troubling [present, participle]
enPR: trŭbʹəl [UK] Head templates: {{verb|troubl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To bother or annoy.
    Sense id: simple-trouble-en-verb-awsst5n1
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "US"
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "tags": [
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    },
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        "US"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "audio": "en-us-trouble.ogg",
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      ]
    }
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