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troubled

The correct spelling is troubled.

How to pronounce troubled

/ˈtɹʌbl̩d/
verb

IPA: /ˈtɹʌbl̩d/

Say it like: Tro-wbl-ed

The correct spelling is troubled. To disturb, stir up, agitate (a medium, especially water). For example: "What she said about narcissism is troubling me."

Usage Examples

What she said about narcissism is troubling me.

I will not trouble you to deliver the letter.

I won't trouble to post the letter today; I can do it tomorrow.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To disturb, stir up, agitate (a medium, especially water).
  2. 2.To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.
  3. 3.In weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.
  4. 4.To take pains to do something.
  5. 5.To worry; to be anxious.

adjective

  1. 1.Anxious, worried, careworn.

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