mischief
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈmɪsʧɪf/
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travesura
- A thick mop of hair, the chubby kind, with a face I guessed was full of mischief.
- make mischief
- cause mischief
And so sleeping is a good way of keeping out of mischief during the off.
- And so sleeping is a good way of keeping out of mischief during the off.
- A lot of that kind of kind of mischief and kind of wildness was still in me.
- Because they're people that would love to get it and do whatever mischief they want to do.
- I'm also with Pins, who has been quite mischievous today, getting in all sorts of aforementioned mischief while I'm trying to record podcasts.
Examples
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I knew he was up to some mischief.
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Well, your uncle and I got into a little mischief...
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Them dogs are born for mischief, they just are.
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This is what we would do as kids when we were out for mischief.
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You are the village mischief maker.
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I have trouble keeping up with the kinds of mischief you youngsters get into anymore.
Fiction book (1994) -
The King came in and said, "Now be good little children and don't get into mischief."
Fiction book (1993) -
It keeps 'em out of mischief.
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I believe she had a lot of mischief in her, as well as a special kind of joie de vivre.
Fiction book (1996) -
The children turned their backyard into a playground of mischief, hiding in the bushes and surprising unsuspecting passersby.
Synonyms
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8.6
A playful or dishonest trick that causes trouble
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3.9
Causing problems for others, often on purpose
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7.9
Playful mischief that teases or annoys other people
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6.0
The act of causing trouble or harm to others on purpose
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4.6
Playful actions that cause small harmless trouble for fun
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8.8
Playful but sometimes dishonest behavior that annoys people
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8.1
Playful or dishonest behavior that tricks people
A playful habit of doing mischief or telling small lies that amuses people
Funny or silly actions that try to make people laugh
Small playful acts that do no real harm
Playful, slightly naughty actions that children do for fun
Antonyms
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Compounds
How Mischievous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mischief originally meant a 'bad state' from mis- 'bad', as in mistake, but over time it also came to mean small, playful trouble. So when we talk about children's mischief, we mean annoying or playful actions that usually cause only minor harm.