trouble

Definitions of trouble
  1. noun
    anxious embarrassment
    synonyms: confusion, embarras
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    type of:
    confusion, gêne
    the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
    angoisse, anxiété, inquiétude
    a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
  2. noun
    violent agitation
    synonyms: agitation, tumulte
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    type of:
    agitation, excitation
    the feeling of being agitated; not calm
  3. noun
    an unhappy and worried mental state
    synonyms: dérangement, dérèglement, perturbation, émoi
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    type of:
    agitation
    a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
  4. noun
    a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
    synonyms: agitation
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    types:
    dérangement, dérèglement, perturbation, émoi
    an unhappy and worried mental state
    agitation
    agitation resulting from active worry
    agitation, confusion
    an excited state of agitation
    type of:
    état mental, état psychologique
    (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
  5. noun
    incomprehensibility as a result of not being clear
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    antonyms:
    clarté
    free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
    types:
    vague
    unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning
    type of:
    incompréhensibilité
    the quality of being incomprehensible
  6. noun
    a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
    synonyms: confusion
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    type of:
    confusion, gêne
    the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
  7. noun
    a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure
    synonyms: confusion, perturbation
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    antonyms:
    calme, tranquillité
    steadiness of mind under stress
    types:
    désagrément, malaise
    the trait of seeming ill at ease
    type of:
    tempérament
    your usual mood
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