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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.
Synonyms for MISCHIEF: devilment, playfulness, mischievousness, deviltry, wickedness, rascality, devilry, roguishness; Antonyms of MISCHIEF: seriousness, gravity, solemnity, gravitas, solemnness, earnestness, soberness, sternness.
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.
noun. wayward but not malicious behaviour, usually of children, that causes trouble, irritation, etc. a playful inclination to behave in this way or to tease or disturb. injury or harm caused by a person or thing. a person, esp a child, who is mischievous. a source of trouble, difficulty, etc. floods are a great mischief to the farmer.
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.
the wish or tendency to behave or play in a way that causes trouble. Her eyes were full of mischief. There was a glint of mischief in her eyes. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. (formal) harm or injury that is done to somebody or to their reputation. The incident caused a great deal of political mischief. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
