Troublemaking
//ˈtɹʌb(ə)lmeɪkɪŋ// adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Causing trouble; acting in a disruptive way uncountable, usually
"Finding the words, the expressions, the way of living that could be the trouble-making inside this closed society, that's our main goal. It's mine anyway. It's the only way to be open, to be conscious of not being just an object, of not being only acted upon, but doing things by yourself."
Adjective
- 1 Causing trouble.
"Moving to Saignon in the mid-1920s, he helped to produce a troublemaking newspaper, L'Indochine, which ventilated the many complaints of the Vietnamese about forced labor, land expropriation, and police brutality."
Example
More examples"Tom's troublemaking days are over."
Etymology
From trouble + making.
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