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But first of all did you ever know then when you are troubling someone you are doing something out of one of these things.
American Heritage Dictionary
1. A state of distress, affliction, difficulty, or need: tried to console them in their trouble; got in trouble with the police.
2. A distressing or difficult circumstance or situation: I've had troubles ever since I took this job.
3. A cause or source of distress, disturbance, or difficulty: The new recruits were a trouble to him.
4. Effort, especially when inconvenient or bothersome: went to a lot of trouble to find this book.
5. A condition of pain, disease, or malfunction: heart trouble; car trouble.
6.
1. Public unrest or disorder.
2. An instance of this; a disturbance.
3. Troubles Any of various conflicts or rebellions in Ireland or Northern Ireland, especially the period of social unrest in Northern Ireland beginning in 1969.
v. trou·bled, trou·bling, trou·bles
v. tr.
1. To agitate; stir up.
2. To afflict with pain or discomfort.
3. To cause emotional strain or anxiety to; worry or distress.
4. To inconvenience; bother: May I trouble you for directions?
Source: dictionary.com
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2 Responses to Did you know trouble meant this much?
Ravi
September 30th, 2007 at 10:04 am
Actually, dictionary.com is correct on the one you were questioning.
They are using ‘troubled’ as a verb, and properly so (although its not as common as most other uses of the word).
You want to use it as an adjective, which is also acceptable.
darrenh
April 10th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
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