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misbehaver

noun

as in nuisance

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  1. nuisance
  2. juvenile delinquent
  3. brat
  4. disrupter
Noun
  • The suits say continuous noise from data centers’ cooling systems and power generators is substantially interfering with local neighbors’ use and enjoyment of their property — a legal standard for proving a private nuisance.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Here are some tips for protecting shrubs from this foraging nuisance.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of nuisance
Noun
  • The docuseries also details Gabriel's younger years as a juvenile delinquent.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
Definition of juvenile delinquent
Noun
  • Menu items include the charcoal burger, chicken, pizza, the brat burger and ribs.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Chamberlain was a Navy brat from the Midwest, who left the service to become a hairdresser in Chicago but was drawn with an intense magnetism toward the School of the Art Institute.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of brat
Noun
  • His role model is, of course, the political disrupter and fabulist-in-chief currently occupying the White House.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
  • Williams, an all-defensive first-team selection last year, is a disrupter.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
Definition of disrupter
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“Misbehaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbehaver. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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