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Mischief Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Mischief? [n] reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others [n] the quality or nature of being harmful or evil Synonyms \| Synonyms for Mischief: balefulness \| devilment \| devilry \| deviltry \| maleficence \| mischief-making \| mischievousness \| rascality \| roguery \| roguishness \| shenanigan Related Terms \| Find terms related to Mischief: abomination \| atrocity \| bad \| bad boy \| badness \| bane \| bankruptcy \| befoulment \| blight \| booger \| breakage \| breakdown \| buffoon \| bugger \| clash \| clashing \| collapse \| conflict \| contention \| corruption \| crack-up \| crippling \| crying evil \| cutup \| damage \| defilement \| despoliation \| destruction \| detriment \| devil \| devilishness \| devilment \| devilry \| deviltry \| diablerie \| difference \| difficulty \| dilapidation \| disablement \| disaccord \| disadvantage \| disaffinity \| discord \| discordance \| discordancy \| Discordia \| disharmony \| disrepair \| disruption \| dissension \| dissent \| division \| drawback \| elf \| elfishness \| encroachment \| enfant terrible \| enmity \| Eris \| evil \| foolishness \| friction \| funmaker \| grievance \| handicap \| hardship \| harm \| havoc \| high spirits \| hobbling \| hood \| hoodlum \| hooligan \| hurt \| hurting \| ill \| imp \| impairment \| impishness \| incapacitation \| incompatibility \| incompatibleness \| infection \| infringement \| inharmoniousness \| inharmony \| injury \| inroad \| jangle \| jar \| joker \| jokester \| knave \| liability \| limb \| little devil \| little monkey \| little rascal \| loss \| loss of ground \| maiming \| mayhem \| minx \| misbehavior \| mischief-maker \| mischievousness \| misfortune \| monkey business \| monkeyshines \| mutilation \| naughtiness \| noncooperation \| open conflict \| outrage \| pixie \| playfulness \| poison \| pollution \| practical joker \| prankishness \| pranksomeness \| prankster \| prejudice \| puck \| puckishness \| rapscallion \| rascal \| rascality \| rogue \| roguery \| roguishness \| rowdy \| rub \| ruffian \| ruin \| ruination \| ruinousness \| sabotage \| scalawag \| scamp \| scampishness \| scapegrace \| scathe \| shenanigans \| sickening \| spoiling \| sportiveness \| step backward \| strained relations \| strife \| tension \| the worst \| toxin \| trouble \| unharmoniousness \| unpleasantness \| variance \| venom \| vexation \| villain \| wag \| waggery \| waggishness \| weakening \| woe \| wrong \| youthful spirits See Also \| blaze \| evil \| evilness \| hell \| hooliganism \| malicious mischief \| misbehavior \| misbehaviour \| misdeed \| vandalism Mischief In Webster's Dictionary \Mis"chief\, n. [OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief; pref. mes- (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See {Minus}, and {Chief}.] 1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or vexation caused by human agency or by some living being, intentionally or not; often, calamity, mishap; trivial evil caused by thoughtlessness, or in sport. --Chaucer. Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs. --Ps. lii. 2. The practice whereof shall, I hope, secure me from many mischiefs. --Fuller. 2. Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble. --Milton. The mischief was, these allies would never allow that the common enemy was subdued. --Swift. {To be in mischief}, to be doing harm or causing annoyance. {To make mischief}, to do mischief, especially by exciting quarrels. {To play the mischief}, to cause great harm; to throw into confusion. [Colloq.] Syn: Damage; harm; hurt; injury; detriment; evil; ill. Usage: {Mischief}, {Damage}, {Harm}. Damage is an injury which diminishes the value of a thing; harm is an injury which causes trouble or inconvenience; mischief is an injury which disturbs the order and consistency of things. We often suffer damage or harm from accident, but mischief always springs from perversity or folly. \Mis"chief\, v. t. To do harm to. [Obs.] --Milton.

Mischief Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mischief?

[n] reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
[n] the quality or nature of being harmful or evil

Mischief In Webster's Dictionary

\Mis"chief\, n. [OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief;
pref. mes- (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief.
See {Minus}, and {Chief}.]
1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or
   vexation caused by human agency or by some living being,
   intentionally or not; often, calamity, mishap; trivial
   evil caused by thoughtlessness, or in sport. --Chaucer.

         Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs.        --Ps. lii. 2.

         The practice whereof shall, I hope, secure me from
         many mischiefs.                       --Fuller.

2. Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble. --Milton.

         The mischief was, these allies would never allow
         that the common enemy was subdued.    --Swift.

{To be in mischief}, to be doing harm or causing annoyance.


{To make mischief}, to do mischief, especially by exciting
   quarrels.

{To play the mischief}, to cause great harm; to throw into
   confusion. [Colloq.]

Syn: Damage; harm; hurt; injury; detriment; evil; ill.

Usage: {Mischief}, {Damage}, {Harm}. Damage is an injury
       which diminishes the value of a thing; harm is an
       injury which causes trouble or inconvenience; mischief
       is an injury which disturbs the order and consistency
       of things. We often suffer damage or harm from
       accident, but mischief always springs from perversity
       or folly.


\Mis"chief\, v. t.
To do harm to. [Obs.] --Milton.

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