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

  • (..) This is she. Mrs. Lando, when your husband enrolled Mathilda at Spencer... he told us she had problems As you know, we pride ourselves on turning troubled girls... into healthy, productive young women. But if they are not here, there is very little we can do. Mathilda left school (..)
    1994 Léon: The Professional