The difference between Devil and Trouble
When used as nouns, devil means an evil creature, whereas trouble means a distressing or dangerous situation.
When used as verbs, devil means to make like a devil, whereas trouble means to disturb, stir up, agitate (a medium, especially water).
check bellow for the other definitions of Devil and Trouble
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Devil as a noun (theology):
An evil creature.
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Devil as a noun (theology):
(the devil or the Devil) The chief devil; Satan.
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Devil as a noun:
The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.
Examples:
"The devil in me wants to let him suffer."
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Devil as a noun:
A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.
Examples:
"Those two kids are devils in a toy store."
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Devil as a noun:
A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.
Examples:
"That math problem was a devil."
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Devil as a noun ([[euphemistically]], with an [[article]], as an [[intensifier]]):
Hell.
Examples:
"What in the devil is that?'' ''What the devil is that?"
"She is having a devil of a time fixing it."
"You can go to the devil for all I care."
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Devil as a noun:
A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.
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Devil as a noun:
A dust devil.
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Devil as a noun (religion, [[Christian Science]]):
An evil or erring entity.
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Devil as a noun (dialectal, in compounds):
A barren, unproductive and unused area.
Examples:
"m devil strip"
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Devil as a noun (cookery):
A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
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Devil as a noun:
A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.
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Devil as a noun:
A Tasmanian devil.
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Devil as a noun (cycling, slang):
An endurance event where riders who fall behind are periodically eliminated.
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Devil as a verb:
To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
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Devil as a verb:
To annoy or bother; to bedevil.
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Devil as a verb:
To work as a ‘devil'; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.
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Devil as a verb:
To grill with cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.
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Devil as a verb:
To finely grind cooked ham or other meat with spices and condiments.
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Devil as a verb:
To prepare a sidedish of shelled halved boiled eggs to whose extracted yolks are added condiments and spices, which mixture then is placed into the halved whites to be served.
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Trouble as a noun:
A distressing or dangerous situation.
Examples:
"He was in trouble when the rain started."
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Trouble as a noun:
A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.
Examples:
"The trouble was a leaking brake line. The trouble with that suggestion is that we lack the funds to put it in motion. The bridge column magnified the trouble with a slight tilt in the wrong direction."
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Trouble as a noun:
A violent occurrence or event.
Examples:
"the troubles in Northern Ireland"
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Trouble as a noun:
Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.
Examples:
"It's no trouble for me to edit it."
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Trouble as a noun:
A malfunction.
Examples:
"He's been in hospital with some heart trouble. My old car has engine trouble."
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Trouble as a noun:
Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.
Examples:
"He had some trouble with the law."
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Trouble as a noun (mining):
A fault or interruption in a stratum.
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Trouble as a verb (transitive, now, rare):
To disturb, stir up, agitate (a medium, especially water).
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Trouble as a verb (transitive):
To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.
Examples:
"What she said about narcissism is troubling me."
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Trouble as a verb (transitive):
In weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.
Examples:
"I will not trouble you to deliver the letter."
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Trouble as a verb (reflexive, or, intransitive):
To take pains do something.
Examples:
"I won't trouble to post the letter today; I can do it tomorrow."
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Trouble as a verb (intransitive):
To worry; to be anxious.
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