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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TROUBLED

pp. trub'ld. Disturbed; agitated; afflicted; annoyed; molested.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

troubled

trou bled |ˈtrəbəld ˈtrəbəld | adjective beset by problems or conflict: his troubled private life. showing distress or anxiety: his troubled face. PHRASES troubled waters a difficult situation or time.

 

Oxford Dictionary

troubled

troubled |ˈtrʌb (ə )ld | adjective beset by problems or difficulties: his troubled private life. showing distress or anxiety: his troubled face. PHRASES troubled waters a difficult situation or time.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

troubled

troubled adjective 1 Joanna looked troubled: anxious, worried, concerned, perturbed, disturbed, bothered, ill at ease, uneasy, unsettled, agitated; distressed, upset, dismayed, haunted. 2 we live in troubled times: difficult, problematic, full of problems, unsettled, hard, tough, stressful, dark.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

troubled

troubled adjective 1 Joanna looked troubled: anxious, worried, concerned, perturbed, disturbed, bothered, ill at ease, uneasy, unsettled; distressed, upset, dismayed, disconcerted, discomposed, agitated, apprehensive. ANTONYMS unworried, unperturbed, carefree. 2 we live in troubled times: difficult, problematic, full of problems, beset by problems, unsettled, hard, tough, stressful, dark.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

troubled

tr u bled 形容詞 1 〈人 表情などが 〉 «…のことで » 困った, 心配した ; 困ったような ; 苦しんで «with , about » She is troubled with allergies .彼女はアレルギーで困っている 2 通例 名詞 の前で 〗問題 [もめごと ]の多い, 荒れた, 騒然とした 〈地域 (人間 )関係 時間など 〉troubled waters 混乱状態 (!「荒れた海 」から )