English

Etymology
From Old French, meschef, from mes- + chef, head.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'mɪst�ɪf/ /'mɪs�t�ɪf/
audio|en-us-mischief.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�f|Rhymes: -�f

Noun
mischief

1. Harm or evil caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause.
2. One who causes mischief. In a milder sense, one who causes petty annoyances. Mischief-maker.
3. vex|Vexatious or annoying conduct.

Quotations
1914-1915 "I fear this means that there is some mischief afoot." — Sherlock Holmes in w:The_Valley_of_Fear|The Valley of Fear by w:Arthur_Conan_Doyle|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Synonyms
(evil): agitation, annoyance, corruption, damage, demolition, destruction, detriment, disablement, disruption, evil, harm, hurt, ill, impairment, incapacitation, injury, nuisance, pique, ravage, sabotage, scathe, trouble, undoing, unmaking, vexation, weakening, wrong
(mischief-maker): bad boy, booger, buffoon, bugger, cutup, devil, elf, enfant terrible, funmaker, hell-raiser, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, imp, joker, jokester, knave, life of the pary, little devil, little monkey, little rascal, minx, mischief-maker, pixie, practical joker, prankster, puck, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, rowdy, ruffian, scamp, scapegrace, thug, trouble maker, vandal, wag
(annoying conduct): bad manners, badness, delinquincy, devilishness, devilment, devilry, deviltry, disobedience, elfishness, goings-on, hanky-panky, impishness, impropriety, misbehavior, mischievousness, misconduct, misdemeanor, monkey business, naughtiness, prankishness, pranksomeness, puckishness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, scampishness

Translations
trans-top|Harm or evil caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause
Finnish: ilkamointi, kujeilu, ilkivalta, jäynä, pahanteko, kiusanteko
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trans-top|One who causes mischief
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trans-top|Vexatious or annoying conduct
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ttbc|Chinese: �� (táo qì)
ttbc|French: sottise
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ttbc|German: Mischief
ttbc|Spanish: travesura
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Derived terms
mischievous
mischievously
mischievousness
mischief-maker

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