troubles

Definition of troubles in English English dictionary: a name used, especially in Ireland, for the political problems connected with Ireland's relationship with the UK. The events in the early 1920s, when Ireland was fighting to become an independent country, were called the Troubles, and the name is also used for the problems and violence in Northern Ireland since the late 1960s; plural of trouble; third-person singular of trouble
The Troubles: The continued violence and terrorist, military and paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland
The Troubles: The Irish War of Independence and the resultant Civil War
teething troubles: Small problems such as are to be expected with some any new and untried system or product
trouble: A distressful or dangerous situation
trouble: {v} to perplex, disturb, vex, afflict, sue
trouble: {n} calamity, disturbance, inconvenience
Time of Troubles: (1606-13) Period of political crisis in Russia. After the death of Fyodor I and the end of the Rurik dynasty (1598), the boyars opposed the rule of Boris Godunov and after his death placed the nobleman Vasily Shuysky (1552-1612) on the throne in 1606. Shuysky's rule was weakened by revolts, challenges by the second False Dmitry, and the invasion of Russia by the Polish king Sigismund III Vasa in 1609-10. The Russians finally rallied against the Polish invaders and succeeded in ousting them from their control of Moscow in 1612. A new representative assembly met in 1613 and elected Michael Romanov as tsar, commencing the 300-year reign of the Romanov dynasty
flare up troubles: stir up violence, start trouble
heart troubles: problems or disturbances of the heart organ, pains emanating from the heart
pour out one's troubles: tell (someone) about one's problems
poured out his troubles: confessed, told about his problems, expressed his problems
shoulders the troubles of this world: carries the burdens of the world on his shoulders (suffers, aches, tormented, tortured)
teething troubles: Teething troubles are the same as teething problems. As the director of the project explains, there are still a few teething troubles to overcome. 'teething .problems small problems that you have when you first start doing a new job or using a new system
trouble: cause bodily suffering to
trouble: Efforts taken
trouble: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
trouble: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
trouble: A violent occurrence
trouble: A malfunction, as in "heart trouble"
trouble: If something troubles you, it makes you feel rather worried. Is anything troubling you? He was troubled by the lifestyle of his son. + troubling trou·bling But most troubling of all was the simple fact that nobody knew what was going on
trouble: That which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that which afflicts
trouble: {i} problem, misfortune, annoyance; civil disturbance; cause of worry; exertion in accomplishing something
trouble: If there is trouble somewhere, especially in a public place, there is fighting or rioting there. Riot police are being deployed throughout the city to prevent any trouble the first victim of the troubles in Northern Ireland
trouble: Troubled; dark; gloomy
trouble: A non-emergency condition indicating that the alarm system is inoperative or functioning at less than optimum capabil-ity Trouble conditions may include sensors that have become less sensitive or more susceptible to causing false alarms, or bat-teries that have deteriorated or are inoperative
trouble: If you say that someone or something is more trouble than they are worth, you mean that they cause you a lot of problems or take a lot of time and effort and you do not achieve or gain very much in return. Some grumbled that Johnson was more trouble than he was worth
trouble: If a part of your body troubles you, it causes you physical pain or discomfort. The ulcer had been troubling her for several years
trouble: To disturb; to perplex; to afflict; to distress; to grieve; to fret; to annoy; to vex
trouble: To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate
trouble: If you say that a person or animal is no trouble, you mean that they are very easy to look after. My little grandson is no trouble at all, but his 6-year-old elder sister is rude and selfish
trouble: disapproval If you say that someone does not trouble to do something, you are critical of them because they do not behave in the way that they should do, and you think that this would require very little effort. He yawns, not troubling to cover his mouth He hadn't troubled himself to check his mirrors
trouble: formulae You use trouble in expressions such as I'm sorry to trouble you when you are apologizing to someone for disturbing them in order to ask them something. I'm sorry to trouble you, but I wondered if by any chance you know where he is = bother
trouble: an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
trouble: A fault or interruption in a stratum
trouble: move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
trouble: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but "
trouble: a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
trouble: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please"
trouble: If someone is in trouble, they are in a situation in which a person in authority is angry with them or is likely to punish them because they have done something wrong. He was in trouble with his teachers
trouble: a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles"
trouble: A difficulty contributing to such a situation
trouble: To bother; to annoy
trouble: politeness If you tell someone that it is no trouble to do something for them, you are saying politely that you can or will do it, because it is easy or convenient for you. It's no trouble at all; on the contrary, it will be a great pleasure to help you = bother
trouble: To give occasion for labor to; used in polite phraseology; as, I will not trouble you to deliver the letter
trouble: If you take the trouble to do something, you do something which requires a small amount of additional effort. He did not take the trouble to see the film before he attacked it
trouble: You can refer to problems or difficulties as trouble. I had trouble parking You've caused us a lot of trouble The plane developed engine trouble soon after taking off The crew are in serious trouble in 50-knot winds and huge seas The Sullivans continued to have financial troubles
trouble: The state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity
trouble: {f} worry, cause concern; annoy; bother; cause discomfort; disturb
trouble: If you have kidney trouble or back trouble, for example, there is something wrong with your kidneys or your back. Her husband had never before had any heart trouble He began to have trouble with his right knee
trouble: an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"
trouble: Area of nonspecific space a child can always be sure to be in
trouble: Area of nonspecific space a child can always be sure to be
trouble: If you say that one aspect of a situation is the trouble, you mean that it is the aspect which is causing problems or making the situation unsatisfactory. The trouble is that these restrictions have remained while other things have changed Your trouble is that you can't take rejection. = problem
trouble: Your troubles are the things that you are worried about. She kept her troubles to herself
trouble: an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"
trouble: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but
trouble: jackpot
trouble: tribulation

troubles

Turkish pronunciation

trʌbılz

Pronunciation

/ˈtrəbəlz/ /ˈtrʌbəlz/

Etymology

[ 'tr&-b&l ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French tourbler, troubler, from Vulgar Latin turbulare, from turbulus agitated, alteration of Latin turbulentus; more at TURBULENT.