intermeddlers
Uninvited affairs meddlers
Intermeddlers are people who involve themselves in matters that don't concern them.
The word carries a legalistic or formal tone, suggesting unwelcome interference in others' affairs or business.
In law, an intermeddler is someone who handles another's property or estate without authority: The court found the neighbor liable as an intermeddler for selling goods that weren't his.
Informal talk spreading rumors
- snoopOne who pries
- yentaNosy, meddling woman
- eavesdropperOne who listens secretly
- rumormongerOne who spreads unverified talk
tattletale · blabbermouth · newsmonger · talebearer · scandalmonger · nosy-parker · rubberneck · whisperer
One who foments discord
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- stirrerTool for mixing liquids
- rabble-rouserOne who stirs dissent
firebrand · disruptor · inciter · fomenter · antagonist · pot-stirrer · troublemaker · interloper
Without formal welcome
- unwantedNot wished for
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- obtrusiveUnpleasantly prominent or noticeable
- presumptuousOverstepping appropriate boundaries
impertinent · officious · overbearing · pushy · forward · bothersome · persona non grata · spurned
Something blocking the way
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- interpositionPlacing something between others
encroachment · overstepping · trespassing · encumbrance · impediment · interruption · complication · opposition
gossip
Informal talk spreading rumors
- snoopOne who pries
- yentaNosy, meddling woman
- eavesdropperOne who listens secretly
rumormonger · tattletale · blabbermouth · newsmonger · talebearer · scandalmonger · nosy-parker · rubberneck · whisperer · chatterbox
agitator
One who foments discord
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- stirrerTool for mixing liquids
rabble-rouser · firebrand · disruptor · inciter · fomenter · antagonist · pot-stirrer · troublemaker · interloper · kibitzer
uninvited
Without formal welcome
- unwantedNot wished for
- intrusiveInvading others' privacy
- obtrusiveUnpleasantly prominent or noticeable
presumptuous · impertinent · officious · overbearing · pushy · forward · bothersome · persona non grata · spurned · rebuffed
obstruction
Something blocking the way
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
interposition · encroachment · overstepping · trespassing · encumbrance · impediment · interruption · complication · opposition · thwarting
intermeddlersbystanders
People present but uninvolved
onlookers · observers · spectators · neutrals · fence-sitters