trouble vs difficulty

difficulty vs trouble

trouble and difficulty both are nouns.

trouble is a verb but difficulty is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trouble	Yes	No	Yes	No
difficulty	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, trouble and difficulty are synonyms defined as:

trouble and difficulty: an effort that is inconvenient

As nouns, difficulty is a hypernym of trouble; that is, difficulty is a word with a broader meaning than trouble:

trouble: a source of difficulty
difficulty: the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result

Other hypernyms of trouble include difficultness.

trouble (noun)	difficulty (noun)
an effort that is inconvenient	an effort that is inconvenient
a source of difficulty	the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result
an event causing distress or pain
an angry disturbance
a strong feeling of anxiety
an unwanted pregnancy

trouble (verb)	difficulty (verb)
cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
move deeply
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

Difference between trouble and difficulty

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