troublemaker
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈtrʌblˌmeɪkər/
- Offensive
:
alborotador
- The teacher warned the students that the new kid might be a troublemaker who disrupts the class.
- labeled a troublemaker
- perceived as a troublemaker
- viewed as a troublemaker
It's always been in my blood and I've I'm always been a kind of a troublemaker.
- It's always been in my blood and I've I'm always been a kind of a troublemaker.
- But I also didn't know how I would explain this to my family because I was, I was always seen as like a troublemaker.
- And if he couldn't break the rules, him and his little clique of rule breaking, you know, troublemakers, if they didn't break the rules, they wouldn't attain the highest goal.
- But the, the title of my paper was Muammar Gaddafi World Troublemaker and, and, and the subtext being like, you think I'm a troublemaker?
- And that's what a lot of artists do say is that their their goal is to mix things up, to be troublemakers, to be the tricksters, to always have break the rules.
- Growing up, my best friend was Hispanic and had cousins that were troublemakers and gangs.
- No, no, I think I I don't think I what about what about a troublemaker?
- Grew up just down the road and Lee troublemaker around there.
- You can ask, you know, was I, how was I as a kid, was IA terrible troublemaker, etcetera.
Examples
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You may remember I was a bit of a troublemaker.
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You are a troublemaker, mister.
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You may have a sister that is just a troublemaker and that may not get any better.
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Are you a troublemaker, is that what you are?
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Are you being a troublemaker?
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- We got us a troublemaker.
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Then a fat guard came and gave the troublemaker a dirty glass of water.
Fiction book (1993) -
In contrast, he was often viewed as a troublemaker by his contemporaries.
Academic text (2009) -
Look, all I know is she's a troublemaker, she's on my list.
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I can tell Ash is a little troublemaker (chuckles).
Synonyms
53
4.9
A person, group, or country that starts a fight
37
6.3
A violent or noisy person who causes trouble in public, often at sports events
20
8.3
A person who damages things on purpose to hurt a group or country
16
6.5
A person who stirs up strong public feelings for political change
16
5.3
A person who joins a violent public protest and damages things
14
8.8
A person who on purpose causes trouble or makes others do wrong
12
6.8
A person who starts trouble or urges others to act
10
7.9
A person who tries to make others protest or cause trouble
9
7.4
A person who damages property on purpose to cause trouble
4
8.4
A person who often annoys others by pointing out problems or asking hard questions
4
9.5
A child or young person who is noisy and badly behaved
3
8.6
A person or thing that keeps annoying others
2
6.5
A person who interrupts a meeting or event and causes disorder
2
6.5
A person who interrupts people by making noise or causing trouble
2
6.0
A person who causes small trouble by playing tricks or starting gossip
1
8.4
A person who encourages others to do wrong or cause trouble
1
7.3
A person who spreads gossip to start arguments
1
7.5
A person who starts trouble on purpose to make others react
1
6.0
A person who interrupts a meeting or class and disturbs others
1
5.9
A person or group that attracts public attention by causing controversy
1
8.3
A person who causes trouble on purpose or acts dishonestly
1
9.6
A person who causes trouble and is hard to deal with
1
8.8
A person who speaks angrily and likes to start political arguments
A person who causes problems by starting arguments or fights
A person who on purpose makes others start trouble or fight
A person who causes political trouble by encouraging others to act against the government
A person who says things that make people angry or start fights
A person who causes stress or arguments in a group
A person who causes anger or arguments between people
A person who annoys others by asking too many questions or interrupting them
A person who acts violently or causes trouble in public
A person who damages property or causes trouble on purpose to distract others
A person who makes small problems into big arguments
A person who spreads harmful gossip about others to attract attention
A person who causes trouble on purpose to upset others
A person who often causes trouble and drama for others
A person who looks for danger and risky situations
Antonyms
How Troublesome
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Troublemaker is made from trouble, meaning 'problems' or 'difficulty', and maker, meaning 'one who makes'. So a troublemaker is someone who creates problems or causes trouble.