messer-upper

One who ruins

Someone who messes things up—a bungler or saboteur of plans, objects, or situations.

The term is playful and informal, often self-deprecating: I'm the designated messer-upper of every family recipe.

It suggests habitual rather than one-time incompetence.

person

bungler

Inept person

klutz · bumbler · incompetent · amateur · hack · novice · butterfingers · oaf · clod · duffer

disruptor

troublemaker

One who creates discord

agitator · disorganizer · destabilizer · underminer · confuser · obstructor · interferer · meddler · disturber · derailed

emotional

heartbreaker

One who causes romantic anguish

betrayer · deceiver · player · user · destabilizer · confuser · abuser · narcissist

Opposites
order and competence

messer-upperfixer

One who resolves issues

problem-solver · troubleshooter · perfectionist · fixer-upper · mender

Family

mess, messer, messes, messed, messing, messy, messier, messiest, messily

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G