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troublemaking

troublemaking

3 4.5
Actions done on purpose that cause problems or mischief
  • noun
  • /ˈtrʌbəlˌmeɪkɪŋ/
translation icon : causar problemas
  • Especially when follow-up meetings with the Design team on similar grievances have Leads remarking about those troublemaking artists.
  • such troublemaking

Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Her troublemaking antics included pranks that disrupted the class.

Synonyms

to causing trouble
vstroublemaking
103 3.2

To do things that make problems for other people

emphasizes deliberate intent to cause problems or disruption
mischief
vstroublemaking
27 3.2

Bad actions that cause harm to people or property on purpose

focuses on deliberate acts causing disruption rather than general harmful quality
instigation
vstroublemaking
5 7.5

The act of encouraging people to start trouble or a protest

involves direct deliberate action rather than merely urging others
hell-raising
vstroublemaking
  • Informal
2 8.4

Noisy, wild actions that cause trouble or excitement

aims at causing deliberate harm or disruption rather than just fun
mischief-making
vstroublemaking
1 6.0

The act of causing trouble or harm to others on purpose

has the identical deliberate meaning but is a different expression
devilment
vstroublemaking
  • Archaic
1 7.9

Playful mischief that teases or annoys other people

has deliberate harm as main intent rather than playful recklessness
roguery
vstroublemaking
  • Archaic
1 8.8

Playful but sometimes dishonest behavior that annoys people

stresses deliberate causing of problems and disruption rather than general dishonesty
fomentation
vstroublemaking
  • Formal
9.9

Encouraging people to cause trouble or public anger

is the act of creating trouble itself rather than only encouraging it

Antonyms

3 2.3

Willingness to support other people

Relating to military actions that try to stop fighting

How Serious

sabotage
77 7.3
vandalism
57 4.1
troublemaking
3 4.5
disruption
126 4.1
mischief
34 2.7

Surface Forms

troublemaking singular

Morphology

troublemaking = trouble + make (transparent) = trouble + make + ing

The noun denotes the act or process of 'making trouble' and is directly derived from the compound of 'trouble' + 'making' (gerund), so the meaning is transparent.

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.