Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Full of trouble.
- adjective Uneasy; troubled.
- adjective Causing trouble; troublesome.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Agitated; disturbed.
- Restless; unsettled.
- Disturbing; disquieting.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Full of trouble; causing trouble.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete Of a liquid:
thick ,muddy , full of sediment. - adjective
Troubled ,confused . - adjective Causing
trouble ;troublesome ,vexatious .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective full of trouble
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Examples
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"We live in troublous and trying times -- the world is full of horrors and the great thing about our age is that you can now see most of them right at home on television."
Bermuda Calling 1974
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We live, Mr. Chairman, in troublous and trying times.
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We are in troublous waters, and the man who is abdicating his citizenship or not supporting his private and business interests today comes mighty near being a modern traitor.
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She would have explained to him that even if his dinner had not been quite satisfactory, he was lucky to get anything in troublous times like these; she would have told him that if, having to eat poor meals was all the discomfiture that came his way, he was getting off light and easy.
In Times Like These 1915
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"Suppose we all clear out, so Nat can cut upstairs if he wants to," proposed Franz, and led the way to the barn, their refuge in troublous times.
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The grace of faith is a sovereign cordial, and an effectual antidote against fainting-fits in troublous times.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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But this is our comfort, that God will carry on his own work, will build up his Jerusalem, will beautify it, will fortify it, even in troublous times; nay, the troublousness of the times may by the grace of God contribute to the advancement of the church.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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The street shall be built again, as spacious and splendid as ever it was, and the walls, even in troublous times.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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In times of peace we should learn ourselves, and teach others, that which in troublous times both they and we must practise.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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While his enemies sought to destroy him, he quitted the place; to teach us in troublous times to shift for our own safety; but see here,
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
yarb commented on the word troublous
"Mrs Yule gave a troublous sigh, and for a few minutes pondered anxiously."
George Gissing, New Grub Street.
January 29, 2008
ofravens commented on the word troublous
Not this troublous
Wringing of hands, this dark
Ceiling without a star.
from "Child," Sylvia Plath
March 26, 2008