troublemaking
- noun
- /ˈtrʌbəlˌmeɪkɪŋ/
- Especially when follow-up meetings with the Design team on similar grievances have Leads remarking about those troublemaking artists.
- such troublemaking
Examples
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Her fashion show is also the epicenter of all drama on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, so she might as well get paid for her troublemaking.
Blog text (2) -
His troublemaking often led to chaos during school events.
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Like yelling 'FIRE' in a crowded movie theater, this type of troublemaking should not be allowed.
Blog text (5) -
And if I sense even a little bit more troublemaking from you, you're going to vanish from here.
Fiction book (1991) -
In the writer's homeland, however, the novel was rejected by public opinion as pornographic and troublemaking.
Academic text (2009) -
He is the dirty urchin: undesirable, aggressive, troublemaking, with no prospects for his future.
Academic text (2014) -
The neighborhood experienced a lot of troublemaking after the new kids moved in.
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Her troublemaking antics included pranks that disrupted the class.
Synonyms
To do things that make problems for other people
Bad actions that cause harm to people or property on purpose
The act of encouraging people to start trouble or a protest
Noisy, wild actions that cause trouble or excitement
The act of causing trouble or harm to others on purpose
Playful mischief that teases or annoys other people
Playful but sometimes dishonest behavior that annoys people
Encouraging people to cause trouble or public anger
Antonyms
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Troublemaking as a noun comes from the parts trouble ('a problem' or 'disturbance') and make ('to create'), so it names the act of creating trouble or causing disruption.