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baş belası — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gadfly noun Any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a botfly) or Tabanidae (horsefly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee.
  • troublemaker noun Someone who deliberately causes problems or stirs up conflict.

Senses

baş belası is used for these senses in English:

  • gadfly A person or thing that irritates or instigates.
  • troublemaker One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.

gadfly — full definition

  1. noun Any dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a botfly) or Tabanidae (horsefly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and biting them to suck their blood; a gadbee.
  2. noun A person or thing that irritates or instigates.
  3. noun A person who upsets the status quo by posing novel or upsetting questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by being an irritant.
  4. noun Synonym of gadabout (“a person who restlessly moves from place to place, seeking amusement or the companionship of others”).

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