Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb trouble_oneself
1 sense of trouble oneself
Sense 1
trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself -- (take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please")
=> strive, reach, strain -- (to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear")