Trou″ble, n. [F. trouble, OF. troble, truble. See Trouble, v. t.] 1. The state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity.
Lest the fiend... some new trouble raise. Milton.
Foul whisperings are abroad; unnatural deeds
Do breed unnatural troubles. Shak.
2. That which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that which afflicts.
3. (Mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum.
To get into trouble, to get into difficulty or danger. — To take the trouble, to be at the pains; to exert one's self; to give one's self inconvenience.
She never took the trouble to close them. Bryant.
Syn. — Affliction; disturbance; perplexity; annoyance; molestation; vexation; inconvenience; calamity; misfortune; adversity; embarrassment; anxiety; sorrow; misery.