mischief

IPA: mˈɪstʃʌf

noun

  • (uncountable) Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.
  • (countable) A playfully annoying action.
  • (collective) A group or a pack of rats.
  • (archaic) Harm or injury:
  • (uncountable) Harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause.
  • (countable) An injury or an instance of harm or trouble caused by a person or other agent or cause.
  • (law) A criminal offence defined in various ways in various jurisdictions, sometimes including causing damage to another's property.
  • (archaic, countable) A cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief.
  • (euphemistic) The Devil; used as an expletive.
  • (Australia) Casual and/or flirtatious sexual acts.

verb

  • (transitive, obsolete) To do a mischief to; to harm.
  • (transitive, obsolete) To slander.
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