Definitions

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  • adjective Causing trouble.
  • noun Causing trouble; acting in a disruptive way

Etymologies

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From trouble +‎ making.

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Examples

  • Although Willie was known as a troublemaking bully in Anniston, he knew better than to mess with my daddy.

    The Office girls Sylvester Stephens 2008

  • Although Willie was known as a troublemaking bully in Anniston, he knew better than to mess with my daddy.

    The Office girls Sylvester Stephens 2008

  • His voice rose steadily until he was shouting, and on "troublemaking" his hair burst into flames.

    calling on dragons Wrede, Patricia C., 1953- 1993

  • His voice rose steadily until he was shouting, and on "troublemaking" his hair burst into flames.

    Calling On Dragons Wrede, Patricia C., 1953- 1993

  • Adjectives make all the difference, as in using "troublemaking" to modify

    NFL Football News | Realfootball365.com 2009

  • It's a terrible situation when someone isn't going to assert their legal rights just because it could be seen as 'troublemaking'.

    The Lawyer - Latest News 2009

  • Henning Fürst and Eric Berglund have been friends since they were 12, and even now they're just the kind of troublemaking youths you'd expect to make this kind of "out there" pop music.

    KEXP 90.3 Blog 2008

  • For once, my troublemaking brother played the role of peacemaker.

    Odd Girl In Jo Whittemore 2011

  • But by the time revanchist nationalism peaked in the late 1990s, the troops were already out of the Baltics, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, and the potential for troublemaking was correspondingly smaller.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • For once, my troublemaking brother played the role of peacemaker.

    Odd Girl In Jo Whittemore 2011

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