Definitions
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- adjective
anxious ,worried ,careworn - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
trouble .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
- adjective characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
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Examples
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Nothing that she could put her finger on, but he walked silently next to her, his expression troubled and withdrawn.
Bloodthirst J. M. Dillard 1990
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Officials now propose buying what they term troubled assets, without specifying the type, according to a document obtained by Bloomberg News and confirmed by a congressional aide.
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She was frowning, her brow furrowed, her expression troubled.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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It was not the first time he'd been brought in to run a company which journalists normally prefixed with the word "troubled".
Tech's Top 25 2011
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She was frowning, her brow furrowed, her expression troubled.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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She was frowning, her brow furrowed, her expression troubled.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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She was frowning, her brow furrowed, her expression troubled.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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Goodell and the owners have said they are focused on trying to get a labor agreement that fixes what they call a troubled economic system.
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I was clipping the BlackBerry onto my belt when Danny returned, his expression troubled.
Spider Bones Kathy Reichs 2010
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As she approached the horse, she glanced around the deserted clearing, her expression troubled.
The Devil Wears Plaid Teresa Medeiros 2010
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