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Mischief means slightly bad or harmful behaviour, especially of a child, or the harm or damage caused by it. Learn how to use mischief in a sentence, see related words and phrases, and find translations in different languages.
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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.
a tendency or disposition to tease, vex, or annoy. a vexatious or annoying action. 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 /.
Learn the meaning of mischief as a noun, with synonyms, idioms and collocations. Find out how to pronounce mischief and see example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
mischief in British English. (ˈmɪstʃɪf ) 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.
Synonyms for MISCHIEF: devilment, playfulness, mischievousness, deviltry, wickedness, rascality, devilry, roguishness; Antonyms of MISCHIEF: seriousness, gravity, solemnity, gravitas, solemnness, earnestness, soberness, sternness
