Mischief

Word MISCHIEF
Character 8
Hyphenation mis chief
Pronunciations /ˈmɪstʃɪf/

Definitions and meanings of "Mischief"

What do we mean by mischief?

Behavior that causes annoyance or difficulty: noun

Damage, destruction, or injury caused by a specific person or thing. noun

A specific injury or harm done. noun

The inclination or tendency to play pranks or get into trouble. noun

To hurt; harm; ruin.

To come to harm or misfortune; miscarry.

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. 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

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

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

The devil. Colloq. noun

Synonyms Damage, Harm, etc. See injury. 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. noun

Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble. noun

To be doing harm or causing annoyance. noun

To do mischief, especially by exciting quarrels. noun

To cause great harm; to throw into confusion. noun

To do harm to. transitive verb

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

Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.

A playfully annoying action.

(collective) A group or a pack of rats.

Harm or injury:

A cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief.

The Devil; used as an expletive.

Started in North London at crazy house parties. It is when stuff is broken or moved around or just generally mucked up in people's houses. It is not necessarily vandalism, just annoyances e.g. throwing an ironing board over a fence, or rearranging all the cupboards in the kitchen. Also there is a varient called emotional mischief, whereby harsh rumours are spread about a particular person. When mischief starts, the word "mischief" is chanted and the group partaking in the mischief charge around the house. It can also be done subtly. Urban Dictionary

A female head or leader that is not too popular among the body of people she's leading. Urban Dictionary

Secretive, often hidden sexual play. Urban Dictionary

The coolest tag in Wales possibly the world. Taken from the greatest film in the world Fight Club. Mischief! is an off spring of Mischief! Mayhem! Soap! The first of its kind and total original in the world of tagging! Urban Dictionary

Game developer for the Roblox Piggy franchise! Urban Dictionary

By using these words you can end any conversation, denote the finish of a project, or excuse yourself from any situation with authority. It's almost like... magic. Urban Dictionary

Any action a red-headed person does. Urban Dictionary

One of the greatest rap groups of all time. Creators of such classics as 93 Til Infinity, Montezuma's Revenge, and There is Only Now. Also part of the Legendary Hieroglyphics along with Del, Casual, and Pep Love. Urban Dictionary

Phrase used to 'close' the Marauders Map, making it blank and causing it to appear as a normal piece of parchment until the words "I solemnly swear I am up to no good" are spoken, which activate it. (Part of the Harry Potter book series) Urban Dictionary

The night before wordHalloween/word where juveniles cause acts of mischief such as throwing eggs at houses, and covering landmarks with toilet paper. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Mischief

The word "mischief" in example sentences

I. v.51 (423, 6) You wait on nature's mischief!] _Nature's mischief_ is mischief done to nature, violation of nature's order committed by wickedness. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

Sometimes the things he did in the house were what we call mischief because they annoy us, such as hammering the woodwork to pieces, tearing bits out of the leaves of books, working holes in chair seats, or pounding a cardboard box to pieces. ❋ Walter Barnes (N/A)

The one compensation for all this mischief is the rich additions to the apologetical and critical literature of the books of the New Testament, and the earliest history of the Christian Church, which it has drawn from the pens of Thiersch, Ebrard, and many others. ❋ Unknown (1871)

And there was more yet of what we call mischief brewing in another quarter to like hurt. ❋ George MacDonald (1864)

And the mischief is the greater, and the ground the more cumbered, if it be a high, large, spreading tree, and if it be an old tree of long standing. ❋ Unknown (1721)

His barrister, John Kelsey-Fry QC, suggested his client was not alone in creating what he described as "mischief" in the egg industry. ❋ Helen Pidd (2010)

What's your evidence that "mischief" is more rife in neuroscience than in physics? ❋ Unknown (2005)

The potential for political fraud and mischief is not uniquely associated with either the current system or a national popular vote. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Oh, just a little fun, skipper," Grief protested with the apologetic air of a schoolboy caught in mischief by an elder. ❋ Unknown (2010)

To this day, he loves dabbling in mischief, often with teammate Jameer Nelson. ❋ Unknown (2009)

(From Borders. com) While waiting tables in Little Italy, actress Esther Diamond realizes some magical mischief is going on when a rash of doubles – dopplegangsters – starts to appear throughout the city. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Malicious technological mischief is something of a feature of Eastern European diplomatic relations. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Afterward, people informed me that such mischief is not that uncommon. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Afterwards, people informed me that such mischief is not uncommon. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Their self-revelations, now paraded before all the world by their partners in mischief, raise the uncomfortable thought that all too many members of this spy-and-counterspy fraternity are obsessed with a similarly self-serving and self-deceiving certainty that their lofty cause exempts them from most of the restraints imposed on ordinary men. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Putting the contents of the [larder] [in the oven] Spreading [rumours] about how x described y as a Nazi C***. ❋ Flashermonkey (2004)

- [What do you think] of the new [boss] ? - I dont like her style of [leadership], she's a mischief. ❋ 22flux (2009)

The [pair] were up to a fair bit of [mischief] in the dark [theatre]. ❋ Cuckatoo22 (2018)

-Check out that [cool tag] [on the wall]! -What does it say!? -Mischief! -Sick! -I wish I was [that good]! ❋ Mischief! (2006)

Do you know any [good game] [developers]? Yes! You should [check out] Mischiefing. ❋ PiggyMasterSpeedrunner (2022)

"I'll see you guys on Tuesday at 5:00. [Mischief managed]!" "Finally [the dishes are done]! Mischief managed!" "Professor Snape is coming, put away [the Marauder's] Map! Mischief managed!" ❋ Pickleicious13 (2011)

Dang, did you see [that man]? He was doing some real [ginger mischief] back behind the [building]. ❋ Bbby Egg (2011)

"Yo who would you say is the best [hip hop] group [lyrically]?" "Gotta be Souls of Mischief, them dudes some [monsters]!" "Yea nobody want it with the Souls" ❋ Salty Tips (2015)

"As [Sirius Black] noticed [Snivellus] Snape come around the corner, he cried 'Mischief Managed' and the [Marauders Map] became blank." ❋ Im Here To Educate You Muggles (2017)

Last [mischief night], I [TP]’d my [old school]. ❋ Adonkeyisaass (2003)

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