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Before it was revealed that my character on 'Lost' had a troubled history, a fan came up to me and said, 'Wow, you're a really nice guy.' To me, that was a compliment, having played a very villainous guy.
Nestor Carbonell

Meaning of "troubled" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TROUBLED

troubled  [ˈtrʌbəld] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TROUBLED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Troubled is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TROUBLED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of troubled in the English dictionary

The definition of troubled in the dictionary is someone who is troubled is worried because they have problems. Other definition of troubled is a troubled place, situation, organization, or time has many problems or conflicts.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TROUBLED


abled
ˈeɪbəld
corbelled
ˈkɔːbəld
disabled
dɪˈseɪbəld
fabled
ˈfeɪbəld
gabled
ˈɡeɪbəld
gambolled
ˈɡæmbəld
garbled
ˈɡɑːbəld
humbled
ˈhʌmbəld
learning-disabled
ˌlɜːnɪŋdɪˈseɪbəld
libelled
ˈlaɪbəld
marbled
ˈmɑːbəld
rebelled
ˈrebəld
ribald
ˈrɪbəld
stubbled
ˈstʌbəld
unassembled
ˌʌnəˈsɛmbəld
undissembled
ˌʌndɪˈsɛmbəld
unfabled
ʌnˈfeɪbəld
unhumbled
ʌnˈhʌmbəld
unlabeled
ʌnˈleɪbəld
warbled
ˈwɔːbəld

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TROUBLED

troubadour
trouble
trouble spot
trouble-free
trouble-torn
troubledly
troublemaker
troublemaking
troubler
troubles
troubleshoot
troubleshooter
troubleshooting
troublesome
troublesomely
troublesomeness
troubling
troublous
troublously
troublousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE TROUBLED

betumbled
bled
cobbled
enfeebled
non-disabled
registered disabled
uncobbled
ungarbled
untroubled
untumbled
war-disabled

Synonyms and antonyms of troubled in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TROUBLED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «troubled» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of troubled
afflict · affray · agitate · agitated · agitation · ailment · annoy · annoyance · anxiety · anxious · apprehensive · biffo · boilover · bother · bothered · breach of the peace · breakdown · brouhaha · bummer · burden · care · commotion · complaint · concern · concerned · conflict · danger · dark · defect · difficult · difficulty · dilemma · disability · discommode · discompose · disconcert · disconcerted · discontent · discord · disease · dismayed · disorder · disquiet · dissatisfaction · distress · distressed · disturb · disturbance · disturbed · dysfunction · effort · exertion · failing · failure · fault · faze · fighting · fracas · fret · furore · grief · grieve · harass · hard · hardship · hassle · heartache · hoo-ha · hullabaloo · hurt · ill at ease · illness · imperfection · incommode · inconvenience · irritant · irritation · kerfuffle · labour · malfunction · mess · misfortune · nuisance · pain · pains · perplex · perturb · perturbed · pest · pester · pickle · plague · predicament · problem · problematic · put out · row · ructions · rumpus · sadden · scrape · scuffling · shortcoming · sorrow · spot · stress · stressful · strife · struggle · suffering · thought · tight spot · to-do · torment · tough · tribulation · tumult · unease · uneasy · unpleasantness · unrest · unsettled · uproar · upset · vex · vexation · weak point · weakness · woe · work · worried · worry

Translation of «troubled» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TROUBLED

Find out the translation of troubled to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of troubled from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «troubled» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

苦恼的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

preocupado
570 millions of speakers

English

troubled
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परेशान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المضطربة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проблемных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preocupado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্থির
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inquiet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bermasalah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

besorgt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

心の安まらない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

걱정스러워 하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Masalah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gặp khó khăn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பதற்றமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

त्रस्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sıkıntılı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

preoccupato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zmartwiony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проблемних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tulburat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταραγμένη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontsteld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oroliga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

urolige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of troubled

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TROUBLED»

The term «troubled» is very widely used and occupies the 14.430 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TROUBLED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about troubled

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10 QUOTES WITH «TROUBLED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word troubled.
1
King Albert II
In these troubled times we live in, we should remain vigilant and see through populist arguments.
2
Donald Barthelme
Painters, especially American painters since the Second World War, have been much more troubled, beset by formal perplexity, than American writers. They've been a laboratory for everybody.
3
Nestor Carbonell
Before it was revealed that my character on 'Lost' had a troubled history, a fan came up to me and said, 'Wow, you're a really nice guy.' To me, that was a compliment, having played a very villainous guy.
4
Gerry Cooney
I am involved in minor league baseball. I go around the country speaking to troubled youths, trying to help them understand that whatever path they choose, they'll need to really pay attention to it.
5
John Sherman Cooper
The original judgment of the FBI, the Secret Service, and the CIA was that there were three shots. I don't think that convinced us except as a statement by people, many of them who were familiar with ballistics. This question troubled me greatly.
6
Beatrice Dalle
There was a strange atmosphere on the set because we were filming in this large house, which was used for troubled children. You'd go in and find walls had been burnt down. The building was charged with this history and it stayed with us throughout the filming.
7
Robert Dallek
For those of us who cry out for gun control, our fears cannot be eliminated as long as the country remains an armed camp in which the most troubled among us can find ways to appropriate one of the easily available weapons in all our communities.
8
Ben Daniels
I don't think of myself as being troubled as a human being, but I guess I'm quite extreme, quite big and quite loud, and maybe people pick up on that when they cast me. I'm certainly not the quiet reflective type.
9
Daniel Defoe
In trouble to be troubled, Is to have your trouble doubled.
10
Eugene Delacroix
Do not be troubled for a language, cultivate your soul and she will show herself.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TROUBLED»

Discover the use of troubled in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to troubled and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hopeful Girls, Troubled Boys: Race and Gender Disparity in ...
This is an ethnographic study on a topic of increasing interest to people in the field of education and anyone concerned about the future of young people.
Nancy López, 2003
2
THE TROUBLED EMPIRE
Explores the history of China between the Mongol reunification of China in 1279 under the Yuan dynasty and the Manchu invasion four centuries later, explaining how climate changes profoundly affect the empire during this period.
Timothy Brook, 2010
3
Comfort for Troubled Christians
" This book has already sold two million copies as a booklet and is now available in a more attractive, easier-to-read format.
J. C. Brumfield, 2003
4
A Troubled Marriage: Domestic Violence and the Legal System
Theoretically rich yet conversational, A Troubled Marriage imagines a legal system based on anti-essentialist principles and suggests ways to look beyond the system to help women find justice and economic stability, engage men in the ...
Leigh Goodmark, 2012
5
The Troubled Crusade: American Education, 1945-1980
A comprehensive history of controversies in American education since World War II clarifies the issues involved and the social and political forces that have shaped present-day American education This book is a report on the state of the ...
Diane Ravitch, 1983
6
Hope in Troubled Times: A New Vision for Confronting Global ...
The book is as profound as it is illuminating."--James W. Skillen, president, Center for Public Justice, Washington, DC "Hope in Troubled Times provides the kind of hope that can only come from seeing the darkness more clearly.
Bob Goudzwaard, Mark Vander Vennen, David Van Heemst, 2007
7
Families in Troubled Times: Adapting to Change in Rural America
" The book traces the influence of economic hardship on the emotions, behavior, and relationships of parents, children, siblings, husbands, and wives.
Rand D. Conger, Glen Holl Elder, 1994
8
Brown v. Board of Education : A Civil Rights Milestone and ...
A wide range of characters animates the story, from the little-known African-Americans who dared to challenge Jim Crow with lawsuits (at great personal cost); to Thurgood Marshall, who later became a Justice himself; to Earl Warren, who ...
James T. Patterson Ford Foundation Professor of History Brown University, 2001
9
Troubled Times: Violence and Warfare in the Past
Drawing upon cross-cultural analyses, archaeological data, and skeletal remains, this collection of papers offers evidence of domestic violence, homicide, warfare, cannibalism, and ritualized combat among ancient peoples.
Debra L. Martin, David W. Frayer, 1997
10
Nurturing Hidden Resilience in Troubled Youth
Timely in subject and original in perspective, Nurturing Hidden Resilience in Troubled Youth challenges what popular media refer to as a 'youth problem.'
Michael Ungar, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TROUBLED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term troubled is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Maryland's Governor Orders Immediate Shuttering of Long-Troubled
The man who until recently ran the huge, fortresslike city jail in Baltimore impregnated four corrections officers, bought fancy cars and demanded unchallenged ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Troubled Relativity Media attracting prospective buyers
Cash-strapped Hollywood studio Relativity hasn't even hit bankruptcy court and already prospective buyers are lining up to gain control. Billionaire investor Carl ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
3
Inside Bobbi Kristina Brown's Troubled Life
The daughter of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston was found unresponsive in the bathtub of her Roswell, Georgia, home and rushed to a hospital on ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Oil on Troubled Waters
The classical archaeologist and now big-picture historian Ian Morris, whose last book argued that war is good for you, now explains why coal is too. In “Foragers ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
Troubled Delta System Is California's Water Battleground
BYRON, Calif. — Fighting over water is a tradition in California, but nowhere are the lines of dispute more sharply drawn than here in the Sacramento-San ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
6
Troubled families scheme outcomes: miraculous success or pure …
If the prime minister David Cameron is to be believed, his flagship troubled families programme (TFP) has been a miraculous success, having saved the ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
7
'Troubled' schoolboys' bomb plot foiled by mother
Two 15-year-old schoolboys were caught plotting to blow up the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace after one of their mothers discovered suspicious ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
8
'Psycholinguistics' Used to Identify Troubled Employees
If a worker has begun accessing their company's computer system at 3 a.m. a couple of times a week is that a sign the person is up to no good, or does it just ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
9
Troubled OC Teen Graduates Thanks to Boys Republic, Targets …
A teenager who was in trouble with the law has turned his life around and is helping others. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, ... «NBC Southern California, Jun 15»
10
Strengthening Troubled Sibling Bonds to Deal With an Aging Parent
ROSIE, Therese and Linda McMahan were always close, but after their father died unexpectedly in 2011, they found their relationship strained. They did not ... «New York Times, May 15»

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