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trouble verb ( WORRY )
/ˈtrʌb.l ̩/ v Definition
[T] to cause someone to be worried or nervous
What's troubling you, dear? You look ever so worried.
formal Many of us are deeply troubled by the chairman's decision.
[+ (that)] It troubles me (that) you didn't discuss your problems with me earlier.
(Definition of trouble verb (WORRY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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