What do you call someone who starts arguments for their own satisfaction?
I was wondering if there is a word used to describe someone who starts arguments just because they get enjoyment/satisfaction out of it. And I don't mean a friendly debate I mean actual arguments, like a fight. I feel like there is a word for it but I can't think of it and if there is no word then I am going to make one for it :). P.S. "Devil's Advocate" is not the word I am looking for.
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I was wondering if there is a word used to describe someone who starts arguments just because they get enjoyment/satisfaction out of it. And I don't mean a friendly debate I mean actual arguments, like a fight. I feel like there is a word for it but I can't think of it and if there is no word then I am going to make one for it :). P.S. "Devil's Advocate" is not the word I am looking for.
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argumentative
– Drew
Mar 3 '17 at 1:16
An “argument clinician” especially those who argue on their spare time.
– Jim
Mar 3 '17 at 2:25
An instigator
– fixer1234
Mar 3 '17 at 2:27
Are you looking for a noun or an adjective? We'll get closer to your meaning if you edit in an example sentence of where you'd use the word, with a ___ where the word would go. If you're open to adjectives, there are a lot to choose from—belligerent, pugnacious, contentious, combative, fighty, etc.—so you might want to add more details to help narrow it down.
– 1006a
Mar 3 '17 at 3:01
One suitable noun might be controversialist — one who is fond of or given to controversy or disputation, according to both Merriam-Webster and American Heritage dictionaries.
– Sven Yargs
Mar 3 '17 at 4:49
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I was wondering if there is a word used to describe someone who starts arguments just because they get enjoyment/satisfaction out of it. And I don't mean a friendly debate I mean actual arguments, like a fight. I feel like there is a word for it but I can't think of it and if there is no word then I am going to make one for it :). P.S. "Devil's Advocate" is not the word I am looking for.
single-word-requests word-choice
asked Mar 3 '17 at 0:24
englishman66englishman66
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I was wondering if there is a word used to describe someone who starts arguments just because they get enjoyment/satisfaction out of it. And I don't mean a friendly debate I mean actual arguments, like a fight. I feel like there is a word for it but I can't think of it and if there is no word then I am going to make one for it :). P.S. "Devil's Advocate" is not the word I am looking for.
single-word-requests word-choice
single-word-requests word-choice
asked Mar 3 '17 at 0:24
englishman66englishman66
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asked Mar 3 '17 at 0:24
englishman66englishman66
2114
asked Mar 3 '17 at 0:24
englishman66englishman66
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asked Mar 3 '17 at 0:24
englishman66englishman66
2114
asked Mar 3 '17 at 0:24
englishman66englishman66
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argumentative
– Drew
Mar 3 '17 at 1:16
An “argument clinician” especially those who argue on their spare time.
– Jim
Mar 3 '17 at 2:25
An instigator
– fixer1234
Mar 3 '17 at 2:27
Are you looking for a noun or an adjective? We'll get closer to your meaning if you edit in an example sentence of where you'd use the word, with a ___ where the word would go. If you're open to adjectives, there are a lot to choose from—belligerent, pugnacious, contentious, combative, fighty, etc.—so you might want to add more details to help narrow it down.
– 1006a
Mar 3 '17 at 3:01
One suitable noun might be controversialist — one who is fond of or given to controversy or disputation, according to both Merriam-Webster and American Heritage dictionaries.
– Sven Yargs
Mar 3 '17 at 4:49
|
show 2 more comments
1
argumentative
– Drew
Mar 3 '17 at 1:16
An “argument clinician” especially those who argue on their spare time.
– Jim
Mar 3 '17 at 2:25
An instigator
– fixer1234
Mar 3 '17 at 2:27
Are you looking for a noun or an adjective? We'll get closer to your meaning if you edit in an example sentence of where you'd use the word, with a ___ where the word would go. If you're open to adjectives, there are a lot to choose from—belligerent, pugnacious, contentious, combative, fighty, etc.—so you might want to add more details to help narrow it down.
– 1006a
Mar 3 '17 at 3:01
One suitable noun might be controversialist — one who is fond of or given to controversy or disputation, according to both Merriam-Webster and American Heritage dictionaries.
– Sven Yargs
Mar 3 '17 at 4:49
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1
argumentative
– Drew
Mar 3 '17 at 1:16
argumentative
– Drew
Mar 3 '17 at 1:16
An “argument clinician” especially those who argue on their spare time.
– Jim
Mar 3 '17 at 2:25
An “argument clinician” especially those who argue on their spare time.
– Jim
Mar 3 '17 at 2:25
An instigator
– fixer1234
Mar 3 '17 at 2:27
An instigator
– fixer1234
Mar 3 '17 at 2:27
Are you looking for a noun or an adjective? We'll get closer to your meaning if you edit in an example sentence of where you'd use the word, with a ___ where the word would go. If you're open to adjectives, there are a lot to choose from—belligerent, pugnacious, contentious, combative, fighty, etc.—so you might want to add more details to help narrow it down.
– 1006a
Mar 3 '17 at 3:01
Are you looking for a noun or an adjective? We'll get closer to your meaning if you edit in an example sentence of where you'd use the word, with a ___ where the word would go. If you're open to adjectives, there are a lot to choose from—belligerent, pugnacious, contentious, combative, fighty, etc.—so you might want to add more details to help narrow it down.
– 1006a
Mar 3 '17 at 3:01
One suitable noun might be controversialist — one who is fond of or given to controversy or disputation, according to both Merriam-Webster and American Heritage dictionaries.
– Sven Yargs
Mar 3 '17 at 4:49
One suitable noun might be controversialist — one who is fond of or given to controversy or disputation, according to both Merriam-Webster and American Heritage dictionaries.
– Sven Yargs
Mar 3 '17 at 4:49
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I'll tell you what I use.
See firebrand defined by Merriam Webster as
one that creates unrest or strife (as in aggressively promoting a cause)
There are also simple words such as agitator, trouble maker, rabble-rouser.
answered Mar 3 '17 at 1:01
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It may not quite be the word you are looking for, but pretty close...
Pugnacious.
It means inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome.
answered Mar 3 '17 at 5:32
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I'll tell you what I use.
See firebrand defined by Merriam Webster as
one that creates unrest or strife (as in aggressively promoting a cause)
There are also simple words such as agitator, trouble maker, rabble-rouser.
answered Mar 3 '17 at 1:01
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I'll tell you what I use.
See firebrand defined by Merriam Webster as
one that creates unrest or strife (as in aggressively promoting a cause)
There are also simple words such as agitator, trouble maker, rabble-rouser.
answered Mar 3 '17 at 1:01
vickyacevickyace
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I'll tell you what I use.
See firebrand defined by Merriam Webster as
one that creates unrest or strife (as in aggressively promoting a cause)
There are also simple words such as agitator, trouble maker, rabble-rouser.
answered Mar 3 '17 at 1:01
vickyacevickyace
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I'll tell you what I use.
See firebrand defined by Merriam Webster as
one that creates unrest or strife (as in aggressively promoting a cause)
There are also simple words such as agitator, trouble maker, rabble-rouser.
answered Mar 3 '17 at 1:01
vickyacevickyace
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answered Mar 3 '17 at 1:01
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It may not quite be the word you are looking for, but pretty close...
Pugnacious.
It means inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome.
answered Mar 3 '17 at 5:32
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It may not quite be the word you are looking for, but pretty close...
Pugnacious.
It means inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome.
answered Mar 3 '17 at 5:32
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It may not quite be the word you are looking for, but pretty close...
Pugnacious.
It means inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome.
answered Mar 3 '17 at 5:32
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It may not quite be the word you are looking for, but pretty close...
Pugnacious.
It means inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome.
answered Mar 3 '17 at 5:32
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argumentative
– Drew
Mar 3 '17 at 1:16
An “argument clinician” especially those who argue on their spare time.
– Jim
Mar 3 '17 at 2:25
An instigator
– fixer1234
Mar 3 '17 at 2:27
Are you looking for a noun or an adjective? We'll get closer to your meaning if you edit in an example sentence of where you'd use the word, with a ___ where the word would go. If you're open to adjectives, there are a lot to choose from—belligerent, pugnacious, contentious, combative, fighty, etc.—so you might want to add more details to help narrow it down.
– 1006a
Mar 3 '17 at 3:01
One suitable noun might be controversialist — one who is fond of or given to controversy or disputation, according to both Merriam-Webster and American Heritage dictionaries.
– Sven Yargs
Mar 3 '17 at 4:49