holy terror
Babysitter's worst nightmare
A holy terror is someone, especially a child, who is unruly, mischievous, or difficult to control: Their three-year-old is a holy terror—nothing in the house is safe.
The phrase combines religious intensity with disruptive behavior, suggesting someone whose energy or willfulness feels almost supernatural in scale.
It can be used with grudging affection or genuine exasperation.
One who creates discord
- rascalLovable troublemaker
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- naughtyMildly disobedient
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
prankster · brat · unruly · defiant · boisterous · tantrum · willful · stubborn
Widespread destruction and chaos
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
upheaval · disruption · commotion · uproar · rampage · whirlwind · destruction · disturbance
troublemaker
One who creates discord
- rascalLovable troublemaker
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- naughtyMildly disobedient
impish · prankster · brat · unruly · defiant · boisterous · tantrum · willful · stubborn · wild
havoc
Widespread destruction and chaos
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
turmoil · upheaval · disruption · commotion · uproar · rampage · whirlwind · destruction · disturbance · tumult
- Rascalsrascal, imp, scamp, scallywag, scalawag
- religious dreaddivine wrath, divine judgment, damnation, hellfire, wrath of God
- spiritual statesenlightenment, devotion, ecstasy, salvation, fervor
holy terrorangel
Divine winged messenger
little angel · good kid · teacher's pet · goody two-shoes · goody-goody
holy terrorangel
Divine winged messenger
little angel · sweetheart · lamb · gentle soul · mild-mannered
holy terrordelight
Intense pleasure or satisfaction
treasure · blessing · peacemaker · joy · ray of sunshine
holy, terrible, terrorist, terrorism, holiness, terrorize, deterrent, holy day, hallowed