troubled

problematisch, krisengeschüttelt

Hat ernste Probleme oder durchlebt eine schwierige Zeit.

In einfachem Englisch: Having serious problems or going through a difficult period.

• The company has had a troubled year.
• She works with troubled teenagers.
• Their troubled marriage finally ended.

Synonyme: struggling, problematic

Häufige Wendungen: troubled times, troubled childhood, troubled company, troubled business

besorgt, beunruhigt

Wegen etwas besorgt oder innerlich aufgewühlt.

In einfachem Englisch: Worried or upset about something.

• You look troubled today.
• She was troubled by his sudden silence.
• A troubled expression crossed his face.

So benutzt man es: be troubled by something (I was troubled by what she said.)

Synonyme: worried, concerned, upset

Gegenteile: untroubled

Häufige Wendungen: troubled expression, troubled by something, look troubled