troubled

Definition

  • adjective: worried or anxious
  • adjective: exhibiting emotional or behavioral problems
  • synonyms: distressed, clouded, annoyed

Examples

  • He entered the 'troubled waters' of the college application process.

  • I wish you'd at least 'troubled' [='bothered'] 'to call'.

  • I'm 'troubled' by his strange behavior.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - What happened to Maurice? - He tried to kill his wife... ...but instead shot her in the arm and then turned the gun on himself. Maurice had a very troubled life with little to live for... ...and not even an exorcist could bring him back. Which brings us to the three stages of demonic activity: (..)
    2013 The Conjuring