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单词 troubled
释义

troubled

adjective

trou·​bled ˈtrə-bəld How to pronounce troubled (audio)
1
a
: concerned, worried
troubled feelings about the decision
b
: exhibiting emotional or behavioral problems
a program for troubled youth
2
: characterized by or indicative of trouble
our troubled cities
a gray and troubled sky

Synonyms

  • aflutter
  • antsy
  • anxious
  • atwitter
  • dithery
  • edgy
  • goosey
  • het up
  • hinky [slang]
  • hung up
  • ill at ease
  • insecure
  • jittery
  • jumpy
  • nervous
  • nervy
  • perturbed
  • queasy
  • queazy
  • tense
  • uneasy
  • unquiet
  • upset
  • uptight
  • worried
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Example Sentences

She seemed troubled about something. These have been troubled times.
Recent Examples on the Web My mom comes from a place, Burma, aka Myanmar, which is deeply, deeply troubled. Madison Feller, ELLE, 17 Aug. 2022 To navigate these troubled waters, Starbucks needs the reflective Howard Schultz of this iconic 2010 Harvard Business Review interview. Aron Solomon, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2022 There are YoungBoy highlights waiting for those who haven’t dismissed him as just another troubled, violent and even abusive young star surfing rap’s post-Soundcloud era. Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2022 Sending big-city artists into small towns in the Jim Crow era sometimes swept them into troubled waters. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 In real life, Michele waded into troubled waters in 2020 when allegations of her toxic and micro-aggresive behavior on the Glee set emerged from former costars. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 July 2022 The show is a transformational story of an impoverished man with a troubled past and a twisted attitude who accidentally joins Team Genie, a group which carries out the last wishes of patients in hospice care. Patrick Frater, Variety, 9 Aug. 2022 Robert Crimo III's mother had a troubled past marred by abuse allegations against her ex-boyfriend and other run-ins with the law, according to court documents. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 9 July 2022 Her new novel, Meant to Be, chronicles the love story between the famed scion of a Kennedy-like family and a model with a troubled past. The Week Staff, The Week, 30 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

troubled 1 of 2

adjective

as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty we could tell by the troubled looks on their faces that the news was not promising

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • worried
  • upset
  • anxious
  • nervous
  • uneasy
  • concerned
  • apprehensive
  • disturbed
  • perturbed
  • uptight
  • bothered
  • flustered
  • tense
  • insecure
  • distraught
  • jumpy
  • jittery
  • hesitant
  • preoccupied
  • queasy
  • obsessed
  • unquiet
  • disquieted
  • on edge
  • distressed
  • hung up
  • vexed
  • restless
  • freaked
  • aflutter
  • queazy
  • dithery
  • goosey
  • nervy
  • edgy
  • aggrieved
  • on tenterhooks
  • ill at ease
  • antsy
  • het up
  • keyed up
  • fretful
  • hinky
  • misgiving
  • on pins and needles
  • atwitter
  • foreboding
  • freaked-out
  • unnerved
  • fretting
  • stewing
  • shook-up
  • fidgety
  • qualmish
  • unstrung
  • qualmy
  • undone
  • spooky
  • high-strung
  • fluttery
  • twittered
  • flighty
  • skittish
  • hypertense

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • calm
  • easy
  • relaxed
  • cool
  • confident
  • collected
  • nerveless
  • sure
  • happy-go-lucky
  • controlled
  • self-assured
  • self-confident
  • self-controlled
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troubled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of trouble
1
as in feared
to experience concern or anxiety don't trouble about me—I'll be fine

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • worried
  • feared
  • stressed
  • fretted
  • bothered
  • stewed
  • cared a hang
  • fussed
  • agonized
  • sweat blood
  • sweat
  • sweated
  • sweated blood
  • gave a hang
  • longed
  • despaired
  • pined
  • yearned
  • chafed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • accepted
  • endured
  • sustained
  • stuck out
  • bore
  • took
  • tolerated
  • abided
  • stomached
  • abode
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2
as in disturbed
to cause discomfort to or trouble for I hate to trouble you, but would you mind moving for a minute so I can sweep under your chair?

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • disturbed
  • bothered
  • weighed
  • inconvenienced
  • upset
  • burdened
  • discommoded
  • angered
  • vexed
  • disobliged
  • annoyed
  • put out
  • incommoded
  • handicapped
  • hindered
  • hampered
  • exasperated
  • irked
  • aggravated
  • encumbered
  • impeded
  • obstructed
  • peeved
  • inhibited
  • saddled
  • provoked
  • hamstrung
  • hobbled
  • perturbed
  • agitated
  • fettered
  • bugged
  • riled
  • shackled
  • nettled
  • tied up
  • held back
  • inflamed
  • chafed
  • piqued
  • manacled
  • galled
  • held up
  • trammelled
  • trammeled
  • got
  • enflamed
  • grated
  • vext
  • interfered (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • favored
  • helped
  • assisted
  • aided
  • obliged
  • abetted
  • facilitated
  • satisfied
  • eased
  • smoothed
  • accommodated
  • pleased
  • delighted
  • comforted
  • gratified
  • disarmed
  • contented
  • gladdened
  • pacified
  • appeased
  • mollified
  • consoled
  • placated
  • conciliated
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