shit stirrer
Pot-stirring provocateur type
A shit stirrer is someone who deliberately provokes conflict or controversy, often by spreading gossip, making inflammatory remarks, or bringing up sensitive topics: He's such a shit stirrer—he told everyone about the affair just to watch the drama unfold.
The term implies malicious enjoyment of the chaos caused.
Also spelled as one word or hyphenated.
One who creates discord
- rabble-rouserOne who stirs dissent
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- instigatorOne who provokes action
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
fomenter · inciter · mischief-maker · button-pusher · inflamer · antagonist · provoker · needler
Deliberate online antagonist
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- attention-seekerOne craving notice
- edgelordPerformative online transgressor
- gadflyIrritating, persistent critic
One who spreads unverified talk
- scandalmongerSpreader of shameful rumors
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
- tattletaleOne who informs on others
- gossipmongerHabitual spreader of rumors
blabbermouth · yenta · talebearer · backbiter · whisperer · meddler · snoop · newsmonger
Lack of agreement
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- tensionStretched or strained state
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
strife · hostility · feuding · ill-will · divisiveness · infighting · dissension · acrimony
Crafty, deceitful planner
- manipulatorOne who controls cunningly
- plotterMachinator or diagram machine
- conspiratorOne planning in secret
- string-pullerSecret controller of events
divider · saboteur · backstabber · two-faced · double-dealer · snake · Machiavellian
troublemaker
One who creates discord
- rabble-rouserOne who stirs dissent
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- instigatorOne who provokes action
firebrand · fomenter · inciter · mischief-maker · button-pusher · inflamer · antagonist · provoker · needler · bomb-thrower
troll
Deliberate online antagonist
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- attention-seekerOne craving notice
- edgelordPerformative online transgressor
gadfly · contrarian · agitprop
rumormonger
One who spreads unverified talk
- scandalmongerSpreader of shameful rumors
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
- tattletaleOne who informs on others
gossipmonger · blabbermouth · yenta · talebearer · backbiter · whisperer · meddler · snoop · newsmonger
discord
Lack of agreement
friction · strife · hostility · feuding · ill-will · divisiveness · infighting · dissension · acrimony · turmoil
schemer
Crafty, deceitful planner
- manipulatorOne who controls cunningly
- plotterMachinator or diagram machine
- conspiratorOne planning in secret
string-puller · divider · saboteur · backstabber · two-faced · double-dealer · snake · Machiavellian
- troublemakingtroublemaker, troublemaking, instigate, agitator, instigating
- online personastroll, bot, influencer, lurker, spammer
shit stirrerpeacemaker
Conflict resolution agent
mediator · peacekeeper · conciliator · harmonizer · reconciler
shit stirrervoice of reason
steady hand · level head · pacifier · peacekeeper · diffuser
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