Etymology

distrouble

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Today it means: To trouble greatly; to perplex. Full definition →

Middle English distroublen ← Old French destrobler
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  1. Old French · derived fromdestrobler
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdistroublen
  3. English todaydistrouble

Inherited from Middle English distroublen, from Old French destrobler, metathetic form of destorbler; by surface analysis, dis- + trouble.

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