troubled waters

trou·ble Wa·ters

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [truhb-uh l waw-terz, wot-erz]
- /ˈtrʌb əl ˈwɔ tərz, ˈwɒt ərz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [truhb-uh l waw-terz, wot-erz]
- /ˈtrʌb əl ˈwɔ tərz, ˈwɒt ərz/

Definitions of troubled waters words

noun troubled waters a confused or chaotic state of affairs: The situation was terrible, but like many politicians he was attracted by troubled waters. 1
noun,plural troubled waters disturbance, unrest 1

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Origin of troubled waters

First appearance:

before 1575

One of the 34% oldest English words

First recorded in 1575-85

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Parts of speech for Troubled waters

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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troubled waters popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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