Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Trouble
troubadourtrouble (-d, troubling, -s)
trouble, n. [OFr truble.] (webplay: turn, insects, disturbance, guest, vessel, hollow, channel, sea, hollow, waves, truant, trick, intermission, violates, covenant).
- Molestation; inconvenience; annoyance; uneasiness; trial; affliction.
- Disturbance; annoyance; vexation; agitation; perplexity; thing that prevents peace of mind.
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