Word of the Day: Trouble
TROU-ble / trəb(ə)l
noun
a problem; difficulty
Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself the most comforting words of all: this, too, shall pass.
Ann Landers, 1918-2002
a dangerous or concerning situation
Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.
Voltaire, 1694-1778
civil conflict or disorder
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.
Thomas Paine, 1737-1809
physical ailment
If you haven’t got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.
Bob Hope, 1903-2003
mental anxiety; distress
A contented mind is the best source for trouble.
Plautus, c. 254 BC-185 BC
bothersome exertion
To be good is noble; but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.
Mark Twain, 1835-1910
verb
to cause or be an annoyance or bother
One could not pluck a flower without troubling star.
Loren Eiseley, 1907-1977
to cause emotional unrest
It never troubles the wolf how many the sheep may be.
Virgil, 70 BC-19 BC