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troubled

v.
C1 Advanced Oxford US //ˈtɹəbəɫd// UK //tɹˈʌbəld// trou·bled

v. worried or having many problems. You use this to describe someone who is upset or a situation that is difficult and full of trouble.

v. beset by problems, difficulties, or distress. Often used to describe a person's mental state or a complex social situation.


SIMPLE

She has a troubled look on her face today.

CONTEXTUAL

The government is trying to help the troubled airline industry recover from the recent economic crisis.

COMPLEX

Despite his outward success, the biography reveals a deeply troubled man who struggled with isolation throughout his most productive years.

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Commonly used to modify nouns like 'past', 'waters', 'mind', or 'history'.

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