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behaviour, especially a child's, that is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage: She's a lively little girl, full of mischief. He needs a hobby to keep him busy and stop him from getting into mischief. Maybe a new bike would keep him out of mischief.
The meaning of MISCHIEF is a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent. How to use mischief in a sentence.
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Synonyms for MISCHIEF: devilment, playfulness, mischievousness, deviltry, wickedness, rascality, devilry, roguishness; Antonyms of MISCHIEF: seriousness, gravity, solemnity, gravitas, solemnness, earnestness, soberness, sternness.
harm or trouble, especially as a result of an agent or cause. Synonyms: hurt. an injury or evil caused by a person or other agent or cause. a cause or source of harm, evil, or annoyance. the devil. mischief. / ˈmɪstʃɪf /.
behavior, especially a child's, that is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage: She's a lively little girl, full of mischief. He needs a hobby to keep him busy and stop him from getting into mischief. Maybe a new bike would keep him out of mischief.
mischief. noun. /ˈmɪstʃɪf/. /ˈmɪstʃɪf/. [uncountable] Idioms. bad behaviour (especially of children) that is annoying but does not cause any serious damage or harm. Those children are always getting into mischief. I try to keep out of mischief.
People who pull pranks, make jokes, and do things that annoy other people — but aren't really awful — are good at mischief. Mischief is a word for things that are a little bad or reckless but ultimately harmless.
conduct or activity that causes slight annoyance: The children were always getting into mischief. a tendency to tease or annoy: Her eyes were full of mischief. harm or trouble: to come to mischief.
noun. 1. wayward but not malicious behaviour, usually of children, that causes trouble, irritation, etc. 2. a playful inclination to behave in this way or to tease or disturb. 3. injury or harm caused by a person or thing. 4. a person, esp a child, who is mischievous.
