troublemaker

trou·ble·mak·er

 (trŭb′əl-mā′kər)

n.

One that stirs up trouble or strife.

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trou′ble·mak′ing n. & adj.

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troublemaker

(ˈtrʌbəlˌmeɪkə)

n

a person who makes trouble, esp between people

ˈtroubleˌmaking adj, n

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trou•ble•mak•er

(ˈtrʌb əlˌmeɪ kər)

n.

a person who causes trouble for others, esp. one who does so habitually out of malice.

[1910–15]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

troublemaker - someone who deliberately stirs up trouble bad hat, mischief-maker, trouble maker, troubler unwelcome person, persona non grata - a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome agitator, fomenter - one who agitates; a political troublemaker disturber - a troubler who interrupts or interferes with peace and quiet; someone who causes disorder and commotion badgerer, heckler - someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections hellion, devil, heller - a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard" hellhound - a very evil man inciter, instigant, instigator, provoker, firebrand - someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel" blusterer, loudmouth - a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly cut-up, hoaxer, practical joker, prankster, tricker, trickster - someone who plays practical jokes on others rioter - troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority

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troublemaker

noun mischief-maker, firebrand, instigator, agitator, bad apple (U.S. informal), rabble-rouser, agent provocateur (French), stirrer (informal), incendiary, rotten apple (Brit. informal), meddler, stormy petrel powers to expel suspected troublemakers
appeaser, arbitrator, peace-maker, conciliator, pacifier

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Translations

مُثِيرُ الـفِتْنَةمُثير المَتاعِب، مُحَرِّض على الشَّغَب

výtržníkzdroj potíží

ballademagerurostifter

Unruhestifter

ταραχοποιός

alborotador

rettelöitsijä

chahuteurchamailleurfauteurfauteur de troubles

izgrednik

bajkeverõ

vandræîagemlingur, friîarspillir

agitatorepiantagrane

もめごとを起こす人

말썽을 일으키는 사람

onruststoker

bråkmakerurostifter

intrygant

encrenqueiroenergúmeno

бузотёрнарушитель порядка

príčina starostí/ťažkostí

bråkmakare

ผู้ก่อปัญหา

güçlük çıkaranortalık karıştırıcısürekli sorun yaratan kimse

kẻ phá rối

惹事生非者捣乱者麻烦制造者

troublemaker

[ˈtrʌblˌmeɪkəʳ] N → agitador(a) m/f

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troublemaker

[ˈtrʌb^əlmeɪkə^r] n → fauteur m de troubles, élément m perturbateur

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troublemaker

[ˈtrʌblˌmeɪkəʳ] n → elemento disturbatore, agitatore/trice

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trouble

(ˈtrabl) noun

1. (something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc. He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted. gesukkel قَلَق، تَعَب грижа problema potíž, trápení die Mühe problem; besvær φασαρία, μπελάς, κόποςproblema raskus, mure مشکل؛ نگرانی vaikeudet problèmeצרות, בעיה परेशानी poteškoća, briga baj kesulitan erfiðleikar problema 苦労 어려움 rūpestis, vargas nepatikšanas; rūpes; raizes; grūtības kesusahan; kepayahan zorgvanskelighet, problem, bryderizmartwienie, fatyga, kłopot ستونزه ، نګرانی problema necaz, problemă неприятность; хлопоты ťažkosť, starosť, trápenie težava nezgoda besvär, möda, bekymmer ปัญหา dert, sıkıntı, sorun 煩惱，麻煩，困難，造成麻煩的事，帶來煩惱的事，帶來困難的事 турбота, клопіт پريشاني điều rắc rối 烦恼，麻烦，费事，纠纷

2. disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc. It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus. gevegte إضْطِرابات безредици conflitos nepokoje die Unruhen(pl.) problem ταραχή, φασαρία disturbios, conflictos; altercados rahutused آشوب levottomuudet troubles מְהוּמוֹת तकलीफ nemir, pobuna zavargás kerusuhan víðsjár, átök tumulto 争い 내분, 소동, 분규 neramumai nemieri; sacelšanās; jukas kekacauan onlustenuro, bråkzamieszki خطر conflitos tul­bu­rări беспорядки nepokoje nemiri nemir oro, orolighet การบกวน kargaşa, karışıklık 動亂 заворушення; хвилювання بلوہ bạo lực, nổi loạn 动乱

3. illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body). He has heart trouble. moeilikheid, siekte عِلَّه، مَرَض заболяване problema potíže das Leiden problem; -problem; besvær; -besvær ενόχληση, πάθησηproblema, enfermedad häda عیب؛ نارسایی vaiva maladieמחלה अशान्ति bolest, tegoba betegség gangguan veikindi problema 病気 병 negalavimas, susirgimas, liga kaite; vaina masalah kwaalplage, sykdom, skavankdolegliwość عیب، خطا problema boală недуг; болезнь ťažkosť, choroba težave problem sjukdom, ont, besvär ความเจ็บป่วย; ความอ่อนแอ (เฉพาะส่วนในร่างกาย) hastalık, rahatsızlık 疾病，虛弱 хвороба بيماري، کمزوري bệnh, ốm 疾病

verb

1. to cause worry, anger or sadness to. She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness. kwel يُقْلِق، يُزْعِج، يَنْزَعِج безпокоя (се) perturbar znepokojit beunruhigen bekymre ανησυχώ, στενοχωρώafligir; inquietar, preocupar muret tegema نگران کردن؛ آزار دادن huolestuttaa troubler לְהַטרִיד परेशान करना uznemiriti, uzrujati aggaszt mengganggu valda áhyggjum/reiði/ama turbare 悩ませる 괴롭히다 sujaudinti, (kam) sukelti nerimą uztraukt; sagādāt rūpes/pūles mengganggu verontrustenbekymre, uroezmartwić ځورول perturbar a tulbura тревожить znepokojiť (sa), trápiť (sa) vznemiriti uznemiriti se oroa, bekymra, plåga, besvära ทำให้ไม่สบายใจ üzmek, canını sıkmak 使憂心，惹惱，憂慮 турбувати(ся), хвилювати(ся) تکليف دينا làm phiền 使烦恼，忧虑

2. used as part of a very polite and formal request. May I trouble you to close the window? pla, vra تُسْتَعْمَل في جُمْلَة الطَّلَب المُهَذَّب бихте ли incomodar obtěžovat bemühen ulejlige ενοχλώ, βάζω στον κόπο molestar; ¿sería tan amable de...? tülitama به زحمت انداختن vaivata déranger לְהַטרִיד, לְהַפרִיע नम्रता पूर्वक निवेदन करना smetati zavar merepotkan trufla, ónáða disturbare わずらわせる (장중한 표현에서) 폐를 끼치다 paprašyti, sutrukdyti Vai drīkstu jums lūgt... mengganggu mogen vragen bry en med, uleiligefatygować, niepokoić په ستونزه کی اچول incomodar a de­ranja беспокоить; затруднять obťažovať nadlegovati uznemiriti besvära, be รบกวน rahatsız etmek, zahmete sokmak 麻煩某人代為做某事(客氣用語) вживається у ввічливому проханні زحمت دينا làm phiền （表示客气时用语）麻烦

3. to make any effort. He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened. moeite doen يُزْعِجُ نَفْسَه، يَبذُل جُهْدا опитвам се dar-se ao incômodo obtěžovat se sich bemühen ulejlige μπαίνω στον κόπο, σκοτίζομαιmolestarse, tomarse la molestia vaevuma زحمت کشیدن vaivautua se donner la peine de לִטרוֹחַ कष्ट उठाना potruditi se veszi magának a fáradságot repot-repot hafa fyrir (að gera e-ð) disturbarsi 手数をかける 일부러 (~)하다 stengtis, rūpintis papūlēties; pacensties cuba utk moeite doenbry seg med, ta seg tid til pofatygować się زیارایستل dar-se ao incómodo a-şi da oste­neala потрудиться obťažovať sa potruditi se potruditi se göra sig besvär พยายาม zahmet etmek, zahmete girmek (常用於否定句)使煩惱，費心 трудитися, намагатися زحمت اٹھانا cố gắng （常用于否定句）使烦恼，费心

ˈtroubled adjective

(negative untroubled).

1. worried or anxious. He is obviously a troubled man. bekommerd قَلِق، مُنْزَعِج притеснен perturbado ustaraný geplagt bekymret προβληματισμένος, ανήσυχοςpreocupado, inquieto murelik نگران huolestunut préoccupéמוטרד चिंतित, उत्सुक zabrinut, tjeskoban nyugtalan khawatir áhyggjufullur preoccupato 悩んでいる 어수선한 prislėgtas rūpesčių norūpējies; uztraucies susah hati bezorgdbekymret, engsteligzmartwiony, niespokojny اندیښمن perturbado preocupat беспокойный ustaraný zaskrbljen uznemiren orolig, bekymrad ที่วิตกกังวล kederli, üzgün 憂心忡忡的 занепокоєний; стривожений پريشان، متفکر phiền phức 忧虑的

2. disturbed and not peaceful. troubled sleep. rusteloos غَيْر هادِئ непокоен perturbado neklidný unruhig urolig ανήσυχος, ταραγμένοςagitado rahutu آشفته levoton agitéמוטרד चिंतित, शांत uznemiren, nemiran zaklatott gelisah ókyrr, óvær agitato 不安な 불안정한 neramus nemierīgs; satraukts terganggu onrustiguroligniespokojny مړاوی perturbado agitat тревожный nepokojný nemiren nemiran orolig, ängslig ที่กระวนกระวาย sıkıntılı, sorunlu 紛亂的，不安的，焦慮不安的 неспокійний; штормовий بے سکون khó chịu 纷乱的，不安的

ˈtroublesome adjective

causing worry or difficulty. troublesome children/tasks. moeisaam مُزْعِج، مُقْلِق обезпокоителен incomodo obtížný beschwerlich besværlig ενοχλητικός, δύσκολος, προβληματικόςmolesto; problemático, difícil tülikas, raske پر دردسر vaivalloinen pénible מַטרִיד दुखदायी zabrinjavajući fárasztó merepotkan þungbær, erfiður fastidioso わずらわしい 귀찮은, 성가신 sukeliantis daug rūpesčių, neramus, varginantis nemierīgs; traucējošs; apgrūtinošs menyusahkan lastigvanskelig, brysom, plagsomnieznośny, kłopotliwy له سردردی نه ډک incomodativo care îţi creează probleme, care îţi dă dureri de cap трудный neposlušný; ťažký težaven problematičan besvärande, krånglig, bråkig ยากลำบาก baş belâsı, musibet 惹事生非的 той, що завдає турботи; неспокійний پريشان کن gây phiền 令人讨厌的，引起麻烦的

ˈtroublemaker noun

a person who continually (and usually deliberately) causes worry, difficulty or disturbance to other people. Beware of her – she is a real troublemaker. moeilikheidmaker مُثير المَتاعِب، مُحَرِّض على الشَّغَب размирник gerador de conflitos zdroj potíží der/die Unruhestifter(in) urostifter ταραχοποιός, μπελαλής alborotador tülin, kiusukott آدم فتنه انگیز häirikkö fauteur/-trice de troubles עוֹשֶה צָרוֹת उपद्रवी, कन्टक izgrednik bajkeverő perusuh vandræðagemlingur, friðarspillir piantagrane もめ事を起す人 말썽을 일으키는 사람 kiršintojas, vaidininkas nemiera cēlējs org yg suka membuat kacau lastpostbråkmaker, urostifterintrygant, wichrzyciel چالاک او فتنه یی انسان gerador de conflitos persoană care aduce necazuri/care tulbură liniştea (pu­blică) склочник príčina starostí / ťažkostí; burič povzročitelj težav kavgadžija orosstiftare, bråkmakare ผู้ก่อปัญหา sürekli sorun yaratan kimse, ortalık karıştırıcı 搗亂者，惹事生非者 порушник спокою; баламут پريشاني پيدا کرنے والا người gây ra vấn đề 捣乱者，惹事生非者

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troublemaker

→ مُثِيرُ الـفِتْنَة výtržník ballademager Unruhestifter ταραχοποιός alborotador rettelöitsijä fauteur de troubles izgrednik agitatore もめごとを起こす人 말썽을 일으키는 사람 onruststoker bråkmaker intrygant encrenqueiro, energúmeno нарушитель порядка bråkmakare ผู้ก่อปัญหา güçlük çıkaran kẻ phá rối 麻烦制造者

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