Console
Console verb - To ease the grief or distress of.
Usage example: the military officer who must console the bereaved at a soldier's funeral
Trouble
Trouble verb - To cause discomfort to or trouble for.
Usage example: I hate to trouble you, but would you mind moving for a minute so I can sweep under your chair?
How words are described
| particular | particular console | particular trouble |
| similar | similar console | similar trouble |
| current | current console | current trouble |
| initial | initial console | initial trouble |
| Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, big, main, major, later. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In one, he has trouble finding the button to fire weapons, because the console has a completely different configuration than the one in his own reality.
Source: Damn You, Muscle Memory -
Due to a bit of legal trouble involving Konami, the team also unintentionally played the trope straight by releasing Skullgirls Encore as a way to replace the console versions that were de-listed.
Source: Video Game / Skullgirls -
But then, due to a bit of legal trouble with Konami and a de-listing of the game on console versions, the team was forced to actually re-release the game as Skullgirls Encore, which is essentially the original game with the latest balance patch and Squigly available.
Source: Capcom Sequel Stagnation
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