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der Quälgeist (-er)
   pest, tormentor, nuisance

Quälgeister und ihre Opfer: Mobbing unter Kindern - und wie man damit umgeht (Buch von Francoise D. Alsaker)
Tormentors and their victims: Bullying among children - how to deal with it (book by Francoise D. Alsaker)
Westerwelles Quälgeist: CSU-Generalsekretär Alexander Dobrindt reizt den kleinen Koalitionspartner mit immer neuen Attacken.
Westerwelle’s tormentor: CSU General Secretary Alexander Dobrindt provokes the little coalition partner [FDP] with ongoing attacks.
Die kleinen Quälgeister gaben keine Ruhe, bis ihre Wünsche erfüllt waren.
The little pests wouldn’t leave us in peace until their wishes were granted.

Related:
die Nervensäge pain in the neck (“nerve saw”)
der Plagegeist pest
der Störenfried troublemaker

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