hell-raiser
Causes constant chaos
A hell-raiser is someone who causes trouble or behaves in a wild, disruptive manner—the kind of person who starts fights, gets rowdy drunk, or generally makes chaos wherever they go.
The term can be disapproving or admiring depending on context: He was a hell-raiser in his youth but settled down after marriage.
A hell-raiser might be genuinely dangerous or just exuberantly unruly.
One who stirs dissent
- agitatorOne who foments discord
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- disruptorOne who overturns norms
mischief-maker · firebrand · hothead · wild child · loose cannon · bad boy · enfant terrible · delinquent
Rejects prevailing social standards
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
- renegadeDeserter of a cause
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
radical · dissident · insurgent · anarchist · freethinker · contrarian · defiant · insubordinate
One who celebrates boisterously
- carouserOne who revels noisily
- merrymakerPerson who celebrates joyfully
- party animalEnthusiastic frequent celebrator
- celebrantOne who observes festivities
hedonist · wassailer · nightlife · bacchanal · debauchery · binge · blowout · shindig
Violent disorder and destruction
- havocWidespread destruction and chaos
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
commotion · turmoil · tumult · rampage · destruction · disruption · anarchy · riot
rabble-rouser
One who stirs dissent
- agitatorOne who foments discord
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- instigatorOne who provokes action
disruptor · mischief-maker · firebrand · hothead · wild child · loose cannon · bad boy · enfant terrible · delinquent · hooligan
nonconformist
Rejects prevailing social standards
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
- renegadeDeserter of a cause
revolutionary · radical · dissident · insurgent · anarchist · freethinker · contrarian · defiant · insubordinate · recalcitrant
reveler
One who celebrates boisterously
- carouserOne who revels noisily
- merrymakerPerson who celebrates joyfully
- party animalEnthusiastic frequent celebrator
celebrant · hedonist · wassailer · nightlife · bacchanal · debauchery · binge · blowout · shindig · rager
mayhem
Violent disorder and destruction
- havocWidespread destruction and chaos
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
uproar · commotion · turmoil · tumult · rampage · destruction · disruption · anarchy · riot · frenzy
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
- bad boysrebel, rogue, troublemaker, delinquent, rascal
- bad girlsbaddie, mean girl, villainess, she-devil, troublemaker
hell-raiserpeacekeeper
One maintaining calm between rivals
goody-goody · conformist · straight arrow · goody two-shoes · milquetoast
hell-raiserpeacemaker
Conflict resolution agent
peacekeeper · mediator · pacifier · conciliator · diplomat
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