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mischievousness
mis·chie·vous M0331300 (mĭs′chə-vəs)adj.1. Causing mischief.2. Playful in a naughty or teasing way.3. Troublesome; irritating: a mischievous prank.4. Causing harm, injury, or damage: mischievous rumors and falsehoods.
[Middle English mischevous, from mischef, mischief; see mischief.]
mis′chie·vous·ly adv.mis′chie·vous·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mischievousness - an attribute of mischievous childrennaughtiness, badnessdisobedience - the trait of being unwilling to obeyprankishness, rascality, roguishness - the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks | | 2. |  mischievousness - the trait of behaving like an imp impishness, puckishness, whimsicalityplayfulness, fun - a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with" | | 3. |  mischievousness - reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in othersdevilment, mischief, mischief-making, roguery, shenanigan, roguishness, devilry, deviltry, rascalitymisbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed - improper or wicked or immoral behaviorblaze, hell - noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"monkey business - mischievous or deceitful behaviorhooliganism, malicious mischief, vandalism - willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others |
mischievousnessnounAnnoying yet harmless, usually playful acts:devilry, deviltry, diablerie, high jinks, impishness, mischief, prankishness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, tomfoolery.Informal: shenanigan (often used in plural).TranslationsMischievousness
MischievousnessSee also Joke, Practical.Ategoddess of evil and mischief. [Gk. Myth.: Parrinder, 33; Kravitz, 39]Beavermischievous ten-year-old beset by trivial troubles. [TV: “Leave It to Beaver” in Terrace, II, 18–19]Beg, Little Callumdevilish page. [Br. Lit.: Waverley]Brer Rabbitclever trickster. [Children’s Lit.: Uncle Remus]Brown, Busterturn-of-the-century enfant terrible. [Comics: Horn, 145]Cercopesapelike pygmies; tried to steal Hercules’ weapons. [Gk. Myth.: Leach, 206]crocodilesymbolizes naughtiness and chicanery. [Jewish Tradition: Jobes, 382]Dennis the Menacelatter-day Buster Brown, complete with dog. [Comics: Horn, 201]Erlkingelf king who works mischief on children. [Ger. Folk-lore: LLEI, I: 283]Eulenspiegel, Tilllegendary peasant known for his pranks. [Ger. Folklore: Benét, 325–326]Finn, Huckleberrymischievous, sharp-witted boy has many adventures. [Am. Lit.: Huckleberry Finn]Georgie Porgiekissed the girls and made them cry. [Nurs. Rhyme: Opie, 185]Halloween(Allhallows Eve) youngsters play pranks on the neighbors. [Am. Folklore: Misc.]Junior(Red Skelton) “the mean widdle kid.” [Radio: “The Red Skelton Show” in Buxton, 197]Katzenjammer Kidstwin Teutonic terrors. [Comics: “The Captain and the Kids” in Horn, 156–157]Lampwickarchetypal juvenile delinquent leads Pinocchio astray. [Am. Cinema: Pinocchio in Disney Films, 32–37]Little Rascals, Thescamps unite to terrorize adults. [Am. TV: Terrace, II, 31]Merop’s Sonmisguided do-gooder. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 704]Moth“handful of wit”; Armado’s “pretty knavish page.” [Br. Lit.: Love’s Labour’s Lost]Nicka-Nan NightShrove Tuesday eve when boys play tricks. [Br. Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 756]Our Ganggroup of children in comedy series: always into mischief. [Am. Cinema: Halliwell, 546; Am. TV: “The Little Rascals” in Terrace, II, 31]Peck’s Bad Boymischievous boy plays pranks on his father. [Am. Lit.: Peck’s Bad Boy, Hart, 642]Peter Rabbitalways ransacking farmer MacGregor’s patch. [Children’s Lit.: The Tale of Peter Rabbit]pixiesprank-playing fairies; mislead travelers. [Br. Folklore: Briggs, 328–330]pookawild shaggy colt that misled benighted travelers. [Br. Folklore: Briggs]Puckknavish hobgoblin who plays pranks. [Br. Folklore & Lit.: A Midsummer Night’s Dream]Rooney, Andyscatterbrained gossoon; makes trouble without trying. [Irish Lit.: Handy Andy]Sawyer, Tomhookey-playing, imaginative lad of St. Petersburg, Missouri. [Am. Lit.: Tom Sawyer]Stalkywith his two friends, devises ingenious pranks that make life miserable for the masters of the school. [Br. Lit.: Kipling Stalky and Company]Wag, Charlieschool-skipping delinquent of penny dreadful. [Br. Lit.: Charlie Wag, the Boy Burglar, Opie, 117]LegalSeeMischiefmischievousness
Related to mischievousness: waggishlySynonyms for mischievousnessnoun annoying yet harmless, usually playful actsSynonyms- devilry
- deviltry
- diablerie
- high jinks
- impishness
- mischief
- prankishness
- rascality
- roguery
- roguishness
- tomfoolery
- shenanigan
Synonyms for mischievousnessnoun an attribute of mischievous childrenSynonymsRelated Words- disobedience
- prankishness
- rascality
- roguishness
noun the trait of behaving like an impSynonyms- impishness
- puckishness
- whimsicality
Related Wordsnoun reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in othersSynonyms- devilment
- mischief
- mischief-making
- roguery
- shenanigan
- roguishness
- devilry
- deviltry
- rascality
Related Words- misbehavior
- misbehaviour
- misdeed
- blaze
- hell
- monkey business
- hooliganism
- malicious mischief
- vandalism
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