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Mischief
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Murids:
Conduct that
playfully
causes
petty
annoyance.
●
A
playfully
annoying
action.
●
A group or a
pack
of rats.
●
Harm or injury:
Harm or
trouble
caused
by an
agent
or
brought about
by a particular cause.
An
injury
or an
instance
of
harm
or
trouble
caused
by a person or other
agent
or cause.
●
In Law & Murids:
A
criminal offence
defined
in various
ways in
various
jurisdictions
, sometimes including
causing
damage
to another's property.
●
In Murids:
A cause or
agent
of
annoyance
,
harm
or
injury
, especially a person who
causes
mischief.
●
The Devil; used as an expletive.
●
In Australian English:
Casual
and/or
flirtatious
sexual
acts.
Verb
●
To do a
mischief
to; to harm.
●
To slander.
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Synonyms
Delinquency
Naughtiness
Roguery
Scampishness
Villainy
Mischief
Badness
Delinquincy
Devilishness
Devilment
Devilry
Deviltry
Elfishness
Goings-On
Hanky-Panky
Impishness
Impropriety
Knavery
Misbehavior
Mischievousness
Misconduct
Misdemeanor
Prankishness
Pranksomeness
Puckishness
Rascality
Roguishness
Knave
Rapscallion
Rascal
Rogue
Villain
Troublemaker
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
Monkey Business
Bad Boy
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Antonyms
Decorum
Gentlemanliness
Gentility
Seemliness
Sportsmanship
Probity
Propriety
Related
Hijinks
Mayhem
Tomfoolery
Shenanigans
Skullduggery
Debauchery
Skulduggery
Chaos
Treachery
Deception
Wrongdoing
Misfortune
Chicanery
Strife
Discord
Danger
Wrongdoings
Torment
Crime
Trickery
Malice
Carnage
Offence
Savagery
Negligence
Mess
Cruelty
Violence
Commotion
Disappointment
Viciousness
Injustice
Inconvenience
Villainy
Sin
Dangers
Damages
Revelry
Carelessness
Mistake
Hazard
Murder
Mishap
Terror
High Jinks
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Rhymes
Mischief
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