Disturbers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals or entities that interrupt the usual flow of activities and create disturbances for others are often identified in this manner
2. Entities that significantly disrupt a peaceful atmosphere or regular proceedings are classically termed as such
3. People or groups who break the usual calm by causing unrest or interruptions

Etymology: "Disturbers" is the plural of "disturber," which is simply "disturb" with the agent suffix "-er" attached, meaning one who disturbs. The verb "disturb" came into English through Old French "destourber" from Latin "disturbare," literally "to throw into confusion," built from "dis-" (apart, asunder) and "turbare" (to agitate, from "turba," crowd or tumult). The suffix does most of the work in the noun. The "-er" ending descends from Latin "-arius," which passed through Old French "-ier" and entered English as "-er" by the Middle English period. Its earlier ancestry runs through Proto-Germanic and Old English "-ere," but in practice the suffix was simply attached to the native-sounding verb as English grew, so the noun reads as a plain, transparent formation.

Synonyms: troublemakers, agitators, interruptors

Antonyms: peacemakers, calmers