terminology question

[David Boromisza-Habashi]

In Hungarian, szarkeverő ("someone stirring shit") carries similar connotations. 

http://magyar-angol-szotar.hu/szarkever%C5%91.html

Given a contentious social situation, a shit-stirrer attempts maneuver himself or herself into a position of control in order to make social gains or at least to claim the moral high ground.

Cheers, David

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David Boromisza-Habashi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, University of Colorado Boulder

http://colorado.academia.edu/DavidBoromiszaHabashi