matchbreaker
Ruins potential couples
A matchbreaker is someone who deliberately undermines or sabotages a romantic relationship between others—the opposite of a matchmaker.
The term usually implies active interference rather than passive disapproval: Her mother was a notorious matchbreaker who drove away every boyfriend.
Less commonly, it describes someone who disrupts competitive matches or pairings in games.
One who interferes uninvited
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
- saboteurOne who deliberately undermines
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
hindrance · disruption · intrusion · intermeddler · kibitzer · buttinsky · interferer · snoop
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- envyResentful longing for another's
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- spitePetty malicious intent
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
possessiveness · covetousness · vindictiveness · malice · grudge · animosity · ill-will · competitor
Lack of agreement
- tensionStretched or strained state
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
- riftCrack or estrangement
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
estrangement · falling-out · breakup · split · separation · friction · hostility · antagonism
meddler
One who interferes uninvited
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
- saboteurOne who deliberately undermines
obstacle · hindrance · disruption · intrusion · intermeddler · kibitzer · buttinsky · interferer · snoop · prying
jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- envyResentful longing for another's
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- spitePetty malicious intent
bitterness · possessiveness · covetousness · vindictiveness · malice · grudge · animosity · ill-will · competitor · adversary
discord
Lack of agreement
feud · estrangement · falling-out · breakup · split · separation · friction · hostility · antagonism · quarrel
undermine
Weaken by stealth
ruin · derail · scuttle · subvert · disrupt · manipulate · conspire · deceive · underhanded · scheming
matchbreakermatchmaker
Arranger of romantic pairings
yenta · marriage broker · go-between · fixer · wingman
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