Noun

(en noun)

A distressful or dangerous situation.

A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.

* (John Milton)

Lest the fiend some new trouble raise.

* (William Shakespeare)

Foul whisperings are abroad; unnatural deeds / Do breed unnatural troubles .

A violent occurrence or event.

* , chapter=7

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Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.

* Bryant

She never took the trouble to close them.

*1881 , :

*:Indeed, by the report of our elders, this nervous preparation for old age is only trouble thrown away.

A malfunction.

Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.

(mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum.

Noun

The result or outcome of a cause. See below.

*

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* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)

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* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=55, magazine=(The Economist)

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Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.

* J. C. Shairp

patchwork introduced for oratorical effect

* Washington Irving

The effect was heightened by the wild and lonely nature of the place.

(filmology) An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")

(sound engineering) An alteration in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.

(sound engineering) A device for producing an alteration in sound produced by an instrument.

Execution; performance; realization; operation.

* Shakespeare

That no compunctious visitings of nature / Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between / The effect and it.

# (uncountable) The state of being binding and enforceable, as in a rule, policy, or law.

A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer.

(usually plural) Belongings, usually as personal effects.

Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; with to .

* Bible, Chron. xxxiv. 22

They spake to her to that effect .

(obsolete) Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.

* Denham

no other in effect than what it seems

(obsolete) Manifestation; expression; sign.

* Shakespeare

All the large effects / That troop with majesty.