Troublemaker
noun
A person who intentionally causes problems or conflict.
He's known as a troublemaker in school, always getting into fights with his classmates.
Often appears as...
- school troublemaker
- known troublemaker
noun
A person who causes disorder or upheaval in a group or organization.
She was seen as a troublemaker by her colleagues when she exposed the company's illegal activities.
Often appears as...
- company troublemaker
- organizational troublemaker
noun
A person who disturbs the public peace or order.
He was arrested for being a troublemaker during the public protest.
Often appears as...
- public troublemaker
- arrested troublemaker
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Disapproving
noun
A person who intentionally causes problems or conflict.
He's known as a troublemaker in school, always getting into fights with his classmates.
Often appears as...
- school troublemaker
- known troublemaker
noun
A person who causes disorder or upheaval in a group or organization.
She was seen as a troublemaker by her colleagues when she exposed the company's illegal activities.
Often appears as...
- company troublemaker
- organizational troublemaker
noun
A person who disturbs the public peace or order.
He was arrested for being a troublemaker during the public protest.
Often appears as...
- public troublemaker
- arrested troublemaker
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Conflict Catalyst
Troublemakers often instigate issues, causing others to argue or fight.
Jack's rumors about his peers made him the conflict catalyst at school.
Pro Tip 2/2Intentional Acts
A troublemaker's actions are usually deliberate, not accidental.
Sarah hid her teammate's equipment, showing she was an intentional troublemaker.
Pro Tip 1/2Conflict Catalyst
Troublemakers often instigate issues, causing others to argue or fight.
Jack's rumors about his peers made him the conflict catalyst at school.
Pro Tip 2/2Intentional Acts
A troublemaker's actions are usually deliberate, not accidental.
Sarah hid her teammate's equipment, showing she was an intentional troublemaker.
Pro Tip 1/2Conflict Catalyst
Troublemakers often instigate issues, causing others to argue or fight.
Jack's rumors about his peers made him the conflict catalyst at school.
Pro Tip 2/2Intentional Acts
A troublemaker's actions are usually deliberate, not accidental.
Sarah hid her teammate's equipment, showing she was an intentional troublemaker.
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Luvvie Ajayi Jones: How...
is understanding yourself, right? Is understanding the sorts of things you want to go after. And we have an anonymous question where somebody asks, "I think being a troublemaker also requires us to identify what we truly want. What's your advice on finding out what you want?" Yeah, I think it's important to know what your core values are
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The creative power of...
I think I became a troublemaker in the sense of challenging established wisdom. Ben may have been a sailor, but he didn't start out as a pirate. I was in a fraternity that was known for its parties but was the guy doing risk management on the outside, making sure nothing too crazy went down.
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Greening of Pittsburgh PIPE...
start changing how the the fabric of the space really looks like one of claire's role models is when gary mathai a kenyan social environmental and political activist and the first african woman to win the nobel peace prize mathias has been called the troublemaker who fought back with trees
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Heather Brooke: My...
the world's giantest spy center. It's just this colossal -- it's five times bigger than the U.S. Capitol, in which they're going to intercept and analyze communications, traffic and personal data to try and figure out who's the troublemaker in society.
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How do cancer cells...
gets a typo, what we call a mutation. Most of the time, the cell senses mistakes and shuts itself down, or the system detects a troublemaker and eliminates it. But, enough mutations can bypass the fail-safes, driving the cell to divide recklessly.
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Get comfortable with...
and I think the world would be better if we were more moisturized. But besides that, with these as my core values, I have to speak the truth. I have no other choice in the matter. But people like me, the professional troublemakers,
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John Hunter: Teaching...
So I also have in the game a saboteur -- some child -- it's basically a troublemaker -- and I have my troublemaker put to use because they, on the surface, are trying to save the world and their position in the game.
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Charmian Gooch: My wish:...
the actual human beings responsible sometimes for really terrible crimes. So, why am I here talking to all of you? Well, I guess I am a lifelong troublemaker and when my parents taught my twin brother and I
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Can Octopuses Recognise...
have their own personality and laurel is certainly convinced about the particular character of our octopus heidi's definitely a troublemaker when we feed her
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Julian Assange: Why the...
You know, hero -- people's hero -- bringing this important light. Dangerous troublemaker. Who's got the hero view? Who's got the dangerous troublemaker view?
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Luvvie Ajayi Jones: How...
is understanding yourself, right? Is understanding the sorts of things you want to go after. And we have an anonymous question where somebody asks, "I think being a troublemaker also requires us to identify what we truly want. What's your advice on finding out what you want?" Yeah, I think it's important to know what your core values are
Video examples
The creative power of...
I think I became a troublemaker in the sense of challenging established wisdom. Ben may have been a sailor, but he didn't start out as a pirate. I was in a fraternity that was known for its parties but was the guy doing risk management on the outside, making sure nothing too crazy went down.
Video examples
Greening of Pittsburgh PIPE...
start changing how the the fabric of the space really looks like one of claire's role models is when gary mathai a kenyan social environmental and political activist and the first african woman to win the nobel peace prize mathias has been called the troublemaker who fought back with trees
Video examples
Heather Brooke: My...
the world's giantest spy center. It's just this colossal -- it's five times bigger than the U.S. Capitol, in which they're going to intercept and analyze communications, traffic and personal data to try and figure out who's the troublemaker in society.
Video examples
How do cancer cells...
gets a typo, what we call a mutation. Most of the time, the cell senses mistakes and shuts itself down, or the system detects a troublemaker and eliminates it. But, enough mutations can bypass the fail-safes, driving the cell to divide recklessly.
Video examples
Get comfortable with...
and I think the world would be better if we were more moisturized. But besides that, with these as my core values, I have to speak the truth. I have no other choice in the matter. But people like me, the professional troublemakers,
Video examples
John Hunter: Teaching...
So I also have in the game a saboteur -- some child -- it's basically a troublemaker -- and I have my troublemaker put to use because they, on the surface, are trying to save the world and their position in the game.
Video examples
Charmian Gooch: My wish:...
the actual human beings responsible sometimes for really terrible crimes. So, why am I here talking to all of you? Well, I guess I am a lifelong troublemaker and when my parents taught my twin brother and I
Video examples
Can Octopuses Recognise...
have their own personality and laurel is certainly convinced about the particular character of our octopus heidi's definitely a troublemaker when we feed her
Video examples
Julian Assange: Why the...
You know, hero -- people's hero -- bringing this important light. Dangerous troublemaker. Who's got the hero view? Who's got the dangerous troublemaker view?
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Jackie Robinson
American Baseball Player
It kills me to lose. If I'm a troublemaker, and I don't think that my temper makes me one, then it's because I can't stand losing. That's the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first.
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Bad Bunny
Puerto Rican Singer
For years, decades, the system has taught us to stay quiet. They've made us believe that those who take to the streets to speak up are crazy, criminals, troublemakers.
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Esther Rolle
American Actress
I ruffle a lot of feathers. And I'm also selective - that makes you a troublemaker. But so be it. I laid a cornerstone for black actors, and that makes me happy.
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Ram Gopal Varma
Indian Director
I despise all those who fight for peace. It's only the bad guys and the troublemakers who create entertaining and history-changing events.
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Diego Costa
Brazilian Athlete
People ended up not thinking much of me. They saw me as a bit of a troublemaker. It's important to change people's impressions.
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Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
I have observed that society in general always seems to honor its living conformists and its dead troublemakers.
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Yungblud
English Musician
I've got ADHD, and my whole life, people thought I was some kind of troublemaker because I had all this energy.
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala
American Musician
But if you work in the rock industry, you should realize that the most important bands are the troublemakers.
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Robert A. Heinlein
American Writer
A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.
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Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
Out of 6 billion humans, the troublemakers are just a handful.
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Jackie Robinson
American Baseball Player
It kills me to lose. If I'm a troublemaker, and I don't think that my temper makes me one, then it's because I can't stand losing. That's the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first.
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Bad Bunny
Puerto Rican Singer
For years, decades, the system has taught us to stay quiet. They've made us believe that those who take to the streets to speak up are crazy, criminals, troublemakers.
Quote examples
Esther Rolle
American Actress
I ruffle a lot of feathers. And I'm also selective - that makes you a troublemaker. But so be it. I laid a cornerstone for black actors, and that makes me happy.
Quote examples
Ram Gopal Varma
Indian Director
I despise all those who fight for peace. It's only the bad guys and the troublemakers who create entertaining and history-changing events.
Quote examples
Diego Costa
Brazilian Athlete
People ended up not thinking much of me. They saw me as a bit of a troublemaker. It's important to change people's impressions.
Quote examples
Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
I have observed that society in general always seems to honor its living conformists and its dead troublemakers.
Quote examples
Yungblud
English Musician
I've got ADHD, and my whole life, people thought I was some kind of troublemaker because I had all this energy.
Quote examples
Cedric Bixler-Zavala
American Musician
But if you work in the rock industry, you should realize that the most important bands are the troublemakers.
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Robert A. Heinlein
American Writer
A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.
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Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
Out of 6 billion humans, the troublemakers are just a handful.
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