troubled
troub·led
adjective
1.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
- “troubled areas”
- “fell into a troubled sleep”
- “a troubled expression”
- “troubled teenagers”
2.
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
- “effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive”
- “riotous times”
- “these troubled areas”
- “the tumultuous years of his administration”
- “a turbulent and unruly childhood”
Phrases
- bridge over troubled waters
- cast oil on troubled waters
- fish in troubled waters
- pour oil on troubled waters
- troubled asset
- troubled waters
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