Trouble \Trou"ble\, n. [F. trouble, OF. troble, truble. See
   Trouble, v. t.]
   1. The state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation;
      uneasiness; vexation; calamity.
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            Lest the fiend . . . some new trouble raise.
                                                  --Milton.
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            Foul whisperings are abroad; unnatural deeds
            Do breed unnatural troubles.          --Shak.
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   2. That which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that
      which afflicts.
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   3. (Mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum.
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   To get into trouble, to get into difficulty or danger.
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   To take the trouble, to be at the pains; to exert one's
      self; to give one's self inconvenience.
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            She never took the trouble to close them. --Bryant.
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   Syn: Affliction; disturbance; perplexity; annoyance;
        molestation; vexation; inconvenience; calamity;
        misfortune; adversity; embarrassment; anxiety; sorrow;
        misery.
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