troubleshoot

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/ˈtɹʌbl̩ˌʃuːt/

verb

To analyze or diagnose (a problem, or something faulty) to the point of determining a solution.

“Near-synonyms: debug, diagnose, check, investigate”

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Meanings

verbtroubleshoot (third-person singular simple present troubleshoots, present participle troubleshooting, simple past and past participle troubleshot or troubleshooted)

present singular third person troubleshoots · participle present troubleshooting · participle past troubleshot · past troubleshot · participle past troubleshooted · past troubleshooted

  1. ambitransitiveTo analyze or diagnose (a problem, or something faulty) to the point of determining a solution.

    Near-synonyms: debug, diagnose, check, investigate

    Synonyms: shoot trouble, debug, diagnose, check, investigate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo analyze or diagnose (a problem, or something faulty) to the point of determining a solution.

Similar
shoot troubledebugdiagnosecheckinvestigate

More synonyms by meaning

verbsolve problems

Similar
trouble-shoot
Broader
repairmendfix
Also see
debugshoot trouble

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Back-formation from troubleshooter; by surface analysis, trouble + shoot.

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Translations

Afrikaans fout opspoor
  • fout opspoorto analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
Chinese Mandarin 排查解決 /排查解决
  • 排查解決 /排查解决 (páichá jiějué)to analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
Dutch diagnosticeren
  • diagnosticerento analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
Finnish etsiä vika, ratkaista ongelma
  • etsiä vikato analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
  • ratkaista ongelmato analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
  • selvittää ongelmato analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
German untersuchen, ergründen
  • untersuchento analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
  • ergründento analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
  • durchleuchtento analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
Irish fabhtcheartaigh
  • fabhtcheartaighto analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
Māori rapurongoā
  • rapurongoāto analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
Norwegian Bokmål feilsøke
  • feilsøketo analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
Polish rozwiązywać problemy, rozwiązać problemy
  • rozwiązywać problemyto analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
  • rozwiązać problemyto analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
Spanish solucionar el problema, hallar la solución
  • solucionar el problemato analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
  • hallar la soluciónto analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
  • localizar el problemato analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
Swedish felsöka
  • felsökato analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
Vietnamese khắc phục sự cố
  • khắc phục sự cốto analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution
Cite this entry
APA

troubleshoot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troubleshoot

MLA

“troubleshoot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troubleshoot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “troubleshoot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troubleshoot.

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