trouble
verb (used with object)
to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
troubler
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a word derived from
trouble.
Example Sentences
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Douglass, who claimed February 14, 1818, as his birthday, was the hero of Barber’s Valentine’s Day address this year: “A righteous troubler of America,” he was called.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 18, 2015
Most would agree with the words of the late Dr. William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, when he met Reinhold Niebuhr for the first time: "At last I've met the troubler of my peace."
From Time Magazine Archive
As Spender sees it, an ideal student-rebel's contribution should be both non-mystical and nonpolitical: he should operate as a troubler of conscience and imagination.
From Time Magazine Archive
To others he is a religious enthusiast and the Japanese equivalent of a troubler of Israel.
From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by J.W. Robertson Scott
Till he had met Colonel Osborne, he felt sure, almost sure, that she would have refused to see that pernicious troubler of the peace of families.
From He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope
