Mischief

//ˈmɪst͡ʃiːf//

Synonyms for "mischief" (368 found)

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Closest matches (74)

Strong matches (110)

defilement deity delinquincy despoliation destruction detriment devil devilishness devilment devilry deviltry diablerie difference difficulty dilapidation disablement disaccord disadvantage disaffinity discord

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Noun(40 words)

delinquency delinquincy demolition depravity destruction detriment devil devilishness disablement disruption elf elfishness enfant terrible enormity evildoer evilness firebrand fustilarian gadfly goings-on

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hanky-panky harlot harm heavy hell-raiser hood hoodlum hool hoolie hooligan hothead hurt ill immorality imp impairment impishness impropriety incapacitation inciter

Related words (184)

Noun(92 words)

initiator injury instigator jackanapes joker jokester kindle-coal kindle-fire knave lidderon lout makebate makeshift maleficence malignity minx misbehavior mischief-maker mischief-making misconduct

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injury injustice inroad jangle jar joker jokester knave lark liability life of the party limb little devil little monkey little rascal loss loss of ground maiming maleficence mayhem

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Related word relations

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10 relation types

More general

7 entries

evil evilness improbity misbehavior misbehaviour misdeed villainy

More specific

3 entries

bad manners disobedience ribaldry

Antonyms

1 entries

behaving

Synonyms

4 entries

agitation bad boy delinquincy maleficence

Related terms

3 entries

do evil evil troublemaker

causes desire

1 entries

get divorce

derived

10 entries

do oneself a mischief malicious mischief mischief-maker mischiefful mischiefless mischiefmaking mischievous mischievously mischievousness play the mischief with

has context

1 entries

collective

is a

1 entries

misbehavior

related to

12 entries

agent group kids making misbehavior naught naught kids pack rat trouble trouble making troublemaker

Translations

147 translations across 35 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

kattekwaad noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)

Bulgarian

2 entries

беля noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
пакост noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)

Catalan

3 entries

entremaliadura noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
entremaliat noun (one who causes mischief)
malifeta noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᏄᏁᎸᎾ noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

促狹鬼 /促狭鬼 noun (one who causes mischief)
惡作劇 /恶作剧 noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)
罪行 noun ((law) a criminal offence)

Czech

4 entries

darebáctví noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)
darebáctví noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
darebák noun (one who causes mischief)
neplecha noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)

Dutch

3 entries

kattenkwaad noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)
onheil noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
plaaggeest noun (one who causes mischief)

Finnish

4 entries

harmi noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
ilkamointi noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)
ilkimys noun (one who causes mischief)
ilkivalta noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)

French

4 entries

bêtise noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)
espiègle noun (one who causes mischief)
espièglerie noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)
espièglerie noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)

Galician

3 entries

falcatruada noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
falcatrúa noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
trasnada noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)

German

4 entries

Anstifter noun (one who causes mischief)
Aufruhr noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
Aufrührer noun (one who causes mischief)
Querulantentum noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)

Greek

4 entries

άτακτος noun (one who causes mischief)
αταξία noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)
αταξία noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
διαβολιά noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)

Hebrew

2 entries

קֻנְדָּס noun (one who causes mischief)
תַּעֲלוּל noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)

Hindi

1 entries

शरारत noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)

Hungarian

2 entries

baj noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
bajkeverő noun (one who causes mischief)

Ingrian

1 entries

pilla noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)

Irish

4 entries

clampróir noun (one who causes mischief)
diabhal noun (one who causes mischief)
diabhlaíocht noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)
dochar noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)

Italian

4 entries

birbone noun (one who causes mischief)
birboneria noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
bravata noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
danno noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)

Japanese

2 entries

悪戯 noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)
悪戯っ子 noun (one who causes mischief)

Macedonian

4 entries

бе́ља noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
беља́џика noun (one who causes mischief)
беља́џија noun (one who causes mischief)
па́косник noun (one who causes mischief)

Māori

4 entries

hīanga noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
porohīanga noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
raweke noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)
porohīanga verb (to do mischief, to get up to mischief)

Navajo

1 entries

ádílááh noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

ablegøye noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)
fantestrek noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
revestrek noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
ugagn noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)

Polish

2 entries

niegodziwość noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
szkoda noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)

Portuguese

4 entries

dano noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
travesso noun (one who causes mischief)
travessura noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)
travessura noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)

Punjabi

1 entries

ਇਲਤ noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)

Russian

4 entries

вред noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
зло noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
озорни́к noun (one who causes mischief)
озорство́ noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)

Sanskrit

1 entries

एनस् noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

trioblaid noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)

Slovak

4 entries

darebák noun (one who causes mischief)
nezbedník noun (one who causes mischief)
potvora noun (one who causes mischief)
potvorstvo noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)

Spanish

4 entries

daño noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
diablura noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)
diablura noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
gamberrada noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)

Swedish

4 entries

bråkmakare noun (one who causes mischief)
bråkstake noun (one who causes mischief)
bus noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
buse noun (one who causes mischief)

Turkish

2 entries

muzır noun (one who causes mischief)
muzırlık noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)

Vietnamese

3 entries

trò láu cá noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)
trò tinh nghịch noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)
trò tinh quái noun (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance)

Welsh

2 entries

direidi noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)
drygioni noun (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause)

Sample sentences

28 total sentences available.

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The little boy got into mischief when he was left alone.

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I like the child all the better for his mischief.

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Mischief is common to most children.

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Alcohol has done great mischief to his body.

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