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Definition of "troubled" []

  • Anxious, worried, careworn (adjective)
  • Simple past tense and past participle of trouble. (verb)

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Use "troubled" in a sentence
  • "Nothing that she could put her finger on, but he walked silently next to her, his expression troubled and withdrawn."
  • "Officials now propose buying what they term troubled assets, without specifying the type, according to a document obtained by Bloomberg News and confirmed by a congressional aide."
  • "She was frowning, her brow furrowed, her expression troubled."