Definition of troubled
(adj)
characterized by or
indicative of
distress or
affliction or
danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"
characterized by
unrest or
disorder or insubordination; "effects of the
struggle will be
violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous
years of his administration"; "a turbulent and
unruly childhood"