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troublement

troublement noun: the feeling of being troubled; upset or anxiety.

Noun

troublement (countable and uncountable, plural troublements)

  1. The feeling of being troubled; upset or anxiety.
    • The Lord was with me, and I was not fearful of it; howbeit, it did cause great troublement and disturbance to many worthy people in my parish.1844, Charles Churchill, The Poetical Works of Charles Churchill
    • Troublement and emotion crackled just below the blanketing surface.2000, Diane Carey, Ship of the Line
  2. A problem; something that causes trouble.
    • We have this confidence: that amidst all the travails, troublements, tragedies of this life, God invites us to build a strong, solid future for our families and friends, our community and our world.1998, Kennon L. Callahan, Twelve Keys for Living: Possibilities for a Whole, Healthy Life, page 46
    • Well, weuns makes it by de goats widout any troublements an' finally comes to a road.1999, I was a Slave: The breeding of slaves, page 57

Examples of troublement in a sentence

  • Though some troublement and worriment was on his face.2018, Harry Stephen Keeler, The Affair of the Bottled Deuce, page 134:
  • “Don't blame me;” I told them, “for all your troublements and woes: blame the island!'2013, Avram Davidson, The Island Under the Earth:

Forms of troublement

pluraltroublements

Origin of troublement

From trouble + -ment.

Questions about troublement

What does troublement mean?
Troublement means the feeling of being troubled; upset or anxiety.
How do you use troublement in a sentence?
Though some troublement and worriment was on his face.
What part of speech is troublement?
Troublement is a noun.
What is the plural of troublement?
The plural of troublement is troublements.

Words near troublement in the dictionary

  1. troubleless
  2. troublemaker
  3. troublemakers
  4. troublemaking
  5. troublemakings
  6. troublement
  7. troublements
  8. troublemonger
  9. troublemongers
  10. troubleproof
  11. troubler

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