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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | troublemaker |
| Synonyms: | agent provocateur, agitator, demon, evildoer, firebrand, heel, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, instigator, loose cannon, mischief-maker, punk*, rabble-rouser, rascal, recreant, rogue, rowdy*, smart aleck, wise guy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | devil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | demon |
| Synonyms: | Beelzebub, Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Prince of Darkness, Satan, adversary, archfiend, beast, brute, bête noire, common enemy, dastard, diablo, djinn, dybbuk, enfant terrible, evil one, fiend, genie, hellion, imp, knave, monster, ogre, rogue, scamp, scoundrel, the Erinyes, the Furies, the dickens, villain |
| Antonyms: | angel, god |
| Main Entry: | fiend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dastardly person |
| Synonyms: | Mephistopheles, Satan, barbarian, beast, brute, degenerate, demon, devil, diablo, evil spirit, hellion, imp, little devil, monster, ogre, savage, serpent, troll |
| Antonyms: | angel, friend |
| Main Entry: | imp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mischievous child, small person |
| Synonyms: | brat, demon, devil, deviling, devilkin, elf, fiend, gamin, gnome, gremlin, hellion, minx, pixie, puck, rascal, rogue, scamp, sprite, troll, tyke, urchin, villain |
| Main Entry: | instigator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | troublemaker |
| Synonyms: | agent provocateur, agitator, firebrand, hellion, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, knave, meddler, mischief-maker, nuisance, provocateur, punk*, rabble-rouser, ringleader, sparkplug, wise guy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | monster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | giant animal; supernatural being |
| Synonyms: | Frankenstein, abnormality, barbarian, beast, behemoth, brute, centaur, colossus, demon, devil, dragon, fiend, freak, giant, hellion, horror, leviathan, lusus naturae, mammoth, miscreation, monstrosity, mutant, ogre, phoenix, savage, titan, villain, werewolf, whale |
| Main Entry: | rowdy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is boisterous, noisy |
| Synonyms: | brawler, bully, hellion, hooligan, lout, punk, roughneck, ruffian, terror*, troublemaker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | troublemaker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who causes a problem |
| Synonyms: | agent provocateur, agitator, bad actor, firebrand, gremlin, heel, hellion, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, instigator, loose cannon, meddler, mischief-maker, nuisance, phony*, punk*, rabble-rouser, rascal, recreant, smart aleck, snake*, stormy petrel, weasel |
| Antonyms: | peacemaker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shrew |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mean lady |
| Synonyms: | amazon, backbiter, battle-ax, biddy, bitch, calumniator, carper, detractor, dragon, fire-eater, fishwife, fury, harpy, harridan, hell cat, hellion, hussy, madcap, muckraker, nag, ogress, old biddy, porcupine, reviler, scold, she-devil, she-wolf, siren, spitfire, termagant, tigress, virago, vituperator, vixen, wench |
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