trouble, troubling, troubled, troubledness 1. A condition of distress, affliction, difficulty, or need: 'He tried to console them in their trouble.' 2. A distressing or difficult circumstance or situation: 'She has had troubles ever since she took this job.' 3. A cause or source of distress, disturbance, or difficulty: 'The new students were a tr... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2197/2