troubled
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,642 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,081 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need troubled areasfell into a troubled sleep
- characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination also: disruptive, riotous, tumultuous, turbulent effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptiveriotous times
troubled in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I am troubled about your cough and your health.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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But for Daniel, such a point would never have troubled him.
The Crown of Life · George Gissing · Chapter 1
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He had never troubled her with any great demonstrations, nor frightened her with questionings.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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It irks me now, as it troubled me then, To think o’ the fate in the madness o’ men.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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Shade was getting well fast, and with troubled eyes Arch saw him sitting up in a chair and cleaning his Winchester.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1