The meaning of Mischief

noun

Poor quality or low standard.

Usage examples:

None of you are doing justice to the badness of this film

verb

Skip or dance about in a lively or playful way.

Usage examples:

Children were capering about the room

noun

A playful skipping movement.

Usage examples:

She did a little caper or dance

noun

The cooked and pickled flower bud of a prickly southern european shrub, used to flavour food.

Usage examples:

Add capers and olives

noun

Physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something.

Usage examples:

Bombing caused extensive damage to the town

verb

Inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.

Usage examples:

The car was badly damaged in the accident

verb

To harm or spoil something

Usage examples:

Many buildings were badly damaged by the earthquake., news reports damaged the senator’s reputation…

noun

The state of being harmed or damaged.

Usage examples:

He is engrossed in his work to the detriment of his married life

noun

Harm or damage

Usage examples:

She was very involved with sports at college, to the detriment of her studies., chemicals that have…

noun

Wicked activity.

Usage examples:

Some devilry was afoot

noun

An evil action or activity that is connected with devils or the devil

Usage examples:

I lack words to describe such devilry., according to folklore the little demons come into their own…

noun

The quality of being reckless or wild in a charismatic way.

Usage examples:

The beauty and diablerie of the great actor

noun

Failure or refusal to obey rules or someone in authority.

Usage examples:

Disobedience to law is sometimes justified

noun

The quality of being disobedient (= refusing to do what someone in authority tells you to do)

Usage examples:

They were taught not to question their leaders, and disobedience was harshly punished., parents sho…

noun

Physical injury, especially that which is deliberately inflicted.

Usage examples:

I didn't mean to cause him any harm

verb

Physically injure.

Usage examples:

The villains didn't harm him

noun

Physical or other injury or damage

Usage examples:

Missing a meal once in a while won’t do you any harm., fortunately, she didn’t come to any harm whe…

verb

Cause pain or injury to.

Usage examples:

Ow! you're hurting me!

adjective

Physically injured.

Usage examples:

He complained of a hurt leg and asked his trainer to stop the fight

noun

Physical injury; harm.

Usage examples:

Rolling properly into a fall minimizes hurt

adjective

Suffering from an illness or disease or feeling unwell.

Usage examples:

He was taken ill with food poisoning

adverb

Badly, wrongly, or imperfectly.

Usage examples:

The street is dominated by ill-lit shops

noun

A problem or misfortune.

Usage examples:

A lengthy work on the ills of society

noun

The state or fact of being impaired, especially in a specified faculty.

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A degree of physical or mental impairment

noun

A situation in which the value of an asset is recorded as being greater than the amount of money that it could be sold for

Usage examples:

Cpas should test for impairment when the market price of a long-lived asset significantly decreases…

noun

A small ground-dwelling songbird with elongated hind claws and a song that is delivered on the wing, typically crested and with brown streaky plumage.

Usage examples:

In addition to communicating through song, larks will raise the crest of feathers in their head dur…

verb

Enjoy oneself by behaving in a playful and mischievous way.

Usage examples:

He's always joking and larking about in the office

noun

A small, brown bird with a pleasant song

Usage examples:

He started hang-gliding years ago as a lark.

noun

The action of misbehaving; bad behaviour.

Usage examples:

He had denied all sexual misbehaviour

noun

Bad behaviour, or behaviour that breaks a rule

Usage examples:

The school expelled him for persistent misbehaviour., i have been concerned for some time at his ge…

noun

The quality of behaving badly, but not in a way that is intended to cause serious harm or damage

Usage examples:

He has a childish, boyish, impish mischievousness., he is having difficulty controlling his natural…

noun

Unacceptable or improper behaviour, especially by an employee or professional person.

Usage examples:

She was found guilty of professional misconduct by a disciplinary tribunal and dismissed

verb

Behave in an improper manner.

Usage examples:

The committee reprimanded two members who were found to have misconducted themselves

noun

Wrong or immoral behavior of someone in a position of authority or responsibility

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Criminal misconduct, official misconduct

noun

A minor wrongdoing.

Usage examples:

The player can expect a suspension for his latest misdemeanour

noun

In the us, a crime that is less serious and has a less severe punishment than a felony (= a serious crime such as killing someone, stealing large amounts of money, etc.)

Usage examples:

Violations of the fishing regulations may be considered a felony or misdemeanor, depending on the s…

combining form

Variant spelling of mono- shortened before a vowel (as in monamine ).

noun

A member of a people now inhabiting parts of south-eastern burma (myanmar) and western thailand but having their ancient capital at pegu in the south of burma.

Usage examples:

Myanmar has eight major ethnic groups - bamas, kayins, shans, rakhines, mons, kachins, chins and ka…

adjective

Relating to the mon or their language.

Usage examples:

Halted in its southward move by the bay of bengal and the andaman sea, burmese encountered the mon …

noun

Bad behaviour, when someone does not do what they are told to do

Usage examples:

Kids learn from a young age that naughtiness gets immediate attention., she wins hearts with a mixt…

noun

Spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense.

Usage examples:

He was talking absolute nonsense

noun

Foolish words or actions

Usage examples:

Those accusations are pure/sheer nonsense., what’s all this nonsense about quitting school?

noun

A deliberate desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way; contrariness.

Usage examples:

They responded with typical perversity

noun

A practical joke or mischievous act.

Usage examples:

The tapestry was stolen as part of a drunken student prank

verb

Play a trick or practical joke on (someone).

Usage examples:

The individuals who were pranked thought they were auditioning to be a tv show host

noun

A trick that is intended to be amusing and often to make someone look foolish

Usage examples:

She’s always playing pranks on her little brother.

noun

Conduct characteristic of a rogue, especially acts of dishonesty or playful mischief.

Usage examples:

There has always been roguery associated with horse dealing

noun

A cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone.

Usage examples:

He's a double-dealer capable of any mean trick

verb

Cunningly deceive or outwit.

Usage examples:

Many people have been tricked by villains with false identity cards

adjective

Intended or used to deceive or mystify, or to create an illusion.

Usage examples:

A trick question

noun

Difficulty or problems.

Usage examples:

I had trouble finding somewhere to park

verb

Cause distress or anxiety to.

Usage examples:

He was not troubled by doubts

noun

A problem, or difficulties

Usage examples:

[ u ] trouble began when he came to live with us., [ c ] she thought her troubles would be over whe…