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Definition of troubled adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

troubled

adjective
 
 
/ˈtrʌbld/
 
/ˈtrʌbld/
Idioms
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  1.  
    (of a person) worried and anxious
    • She looked into his troubled face.
    • She still felt vaguely troubled by it all.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • at
    • by
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  2.  
    (of a place, situation or time) having a lot of problems
    • a troubled marriage
    • We live in troubled times.
    Extra Examples
    • a singer with an extremely troubled past
    • financially troubled companies
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • at
    • by
    See full entry
Idioms
pour oil on troubled water(s)
  1. to try to settle an argumentTopics Discussion and agreementc2
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