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trouble

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1. trouble - Noun

2. trouble - Adjective

3. trouble - Verb

Meaning

To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.

To disturb; to perplex; to afflict; to distress; to grieve; to fret; to annoy; to vex.

To give occasion for labor to; -- used in polite phraseology; as, I will not trouble you to deliver the letter.

Troubled; dark; gloomy.

The state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity.

That which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that which afflicts.

A fault or interruption in a stratum.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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If you examine your life well, you will find many instances when God showed His unmistakable mercy to you. Trouble was brewing, but it passed you by for some reason. God delivered you. Acknowledge these and thank God, Who loves you. Theophan the Recluse

Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear. Thucydides

Friends show their love in times of trouble. Euripides

When an elephant is in trouble even a frog will kick him. Hindi Proverb

A trouble shared is a trouble halved. English Proverb

Don't wake up trouble while it sleeps quietly. Russian Proverb

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