noun the quality or nature of being harmful or evil.noun reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others.mischief-maker.įrom WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. In a milder sense, one who causes petty annoyances.

noun Harm or evil caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause.

noun to cause great harm to throw into confusion.įrom Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

noun to do mischief, especially by exciting quarrels.

noun to be doing harm or causing annoyance.

noun Cause of trouble or vexation trouble.

noun 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.

transitive verb obsolete To do harm to.

See injury.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

noun Annoyance, injury, or damage caused or produced harm hurt: as, to do mischief irremediable mischief: now never used in the plural.

noun One who or that which does harm or causes injury or vexation a source of trouble or annoyance: as, that child is a mischief.

noun The act, state, course, or disposition of causing annoyance, trouble, or harm vexatious or injurious operation or tendency the working of damage or disaster: as, the clouds bode mischief what mischief is he up to now? often used in a kindly or playful sense, or for affectionate excuse: as, the lad is full of mischief, but not vicious.

noun A harmful or troublesome event, circumstance, or contingency an action or occurrence attended with evil or vexation an annoying, frustrating, or hurtful state or condition of things misfortune calamity: used with much latitude of application: as, some one is making mischief the mischief is that he cannot keep his temper.

To come to harm or misfortune miscarry.

noun The inclination or tendency to play pranks or get into trouble.noun Archaic A specific injury or harm done.noun Damage, destruction, or injury caused by a specific person or thing.noun Behavior that causes annoyance or difficulty:.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

Mischief meaning