Word

trouble, v.
(troubled, troubles, troubling)
freq. cnt. 14

move deeply
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2

disturb trouble upset

sample sentences

"This book upset me"
"A troubling thought"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

disturbance

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trouble trouble

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upset upset

semantic pointers

hyponym

agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up jolt trouble, perturb, unhinge, disquiet, cark, distract, disorder distress

hypernym

strike, impress, move, affect

disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

cark disorder disquiet distract perturb trouble unhinge

sample sentences

"She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The performance is likely to %s Sue

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

trouble trouble

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perturbation perturbation

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disquiet disquiet

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distraction

semantic pointers

hypernym

disturb, trouble, upset

hyponym

worry, vex

to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

bother discommode disoblige incommode inconvenience put out trouble

sample sentences

"Sorry to trouble you, but..."

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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botheration bother botheration

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trouble

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inconvenience inconvenience

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hypernym

affect, touch, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch on

hyponym

straiten, distress

cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

ail pain trouble

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

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pain pain

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trouble

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ailment

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hypernym

hurt

hyponym

break out, erupt, recrudesce

take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bother inconvenience oneself trouble trouble oneself

sample sentences

"He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"
"Don't bother, please"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

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trouble

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hypernym

strive, strain, reach