Troubled
/ˈtrʌb.əld/noun
Disturbed, worried, or full of problems.
Did you know?In medieval English, *trouble* could mean to disturb, agitate, or stir up, and its deeper ancestry is tied to Latin *turba*, “crowd” or “confusion,” the same root behind *turbulent* and *disturb*.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
turba
“a crowd, mob, or confusion”
Late Latin
Latin
turbulāre
“to disturb, throw into disorder”
Old French
Old French
trubler / troubler
“to disturb, agitate, or confuse”
Middle English
English
troublen
“to disturb, vex, or cause disorder”
Modern English
English
troubled
“disturbed, worried, or beset by problems”