Synonyms and antonyms of People who cause trouble or problems in British Thesaurus

troublemaker (noun)

someone who causes problems, often by being violent or by making others argue or not obey people in authority

nuisance (noun)

a person who causes some difficulty or trouble for someone else

trial (noun)

someone who causes problems or is annoying

bad news (noun)

informal someone or something that tends to cause trouble

bother (noun)

something or someone that causes trouble or annoys you

ringleader (noun)

a leader of a group of people who are doing something illegal or wrong

stirrer (noun)

informal someone who tries to cause trouble between other people

handful (noun)

informal someone who is difficult to manage or control

bogeyman (noun)

someone or something that people believe is bad and causes problems

an accident waiting to happen ()

someone who behaves in a way that is likely to cause trouble

vexatious litigant (noun)

in England and Wales, someone who has often taken people to court in the past for no reason other than to cause annoyance. A person classified as a vexatious litigant has to get permission from a judge to start a new legal action.

alarmist (noun)

someone who makes other people frightened or worried in an unnecessary way

an albatross (around your neck) ()

someone or something that causes you a lot of problems

a thorn in someone’s side/flesh ()

a person or thing that causes a lot of problems for someone

badmash (noun)

Indian English a criminal, or someone who behaves badly and causes trouble

the big bad wolf ()

someone or something that is bad and causes all the problems in a situation

boogeyman (noun)

American a bogeyman

larrikin (noun)

Australian a person who does not respect the law or usual social rules, and behaves badly and noisily in public

mischief-maker (noun)

someone who enjoys causing trouble or disagreement

rabble-rouser (noun)

someone who speaks to a group of people and encourages them to behave in a violent way, usually in order to gain political power

risk (noun)

someone or something that is likely to be a danger or problem in the future

spoilsport (noun)

informal someone who spoils someone else’s plans or enjoyment

wild card (noun)

someone who might behave in an unexpected way

wrecker (noun)

someone who destroys something