Word Finder - mischief

definition

Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.

example

Drink led to mischief.

synonyms

• delinquency
• naughtiness
• roguery
• scampishness

definition

A playfully annoying action.

example

John's mischief, tying his shoelaces together, irked George at first.

definition

(collective) A group or a pack of rats.

definition

Harm or injury:

definition

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

synonyms

• bad boy
• knave
• rapscallion
• rascal
• rogue

definition

The Devil; used as an expletive.

The mischief, however, was not ended.

She tried to feign innocence but her eyes were probably full of mischief instead.

His eyes twinkled with mischief.

Her eyes glowed with both delight and mischief while Jule's mate, Yully, appeared less certain.

A new and disturbing element now entered into Jewish politics in the person of the Idumaean Antipater; who for selfish ends deliberately made mischief between the brothers.

But by a natural process the mischief was gradually and partially remedied.

They are best known for causing mischief and playing pranks.

A special aspect of them in Virgil is that of agents employed by the higher gods to stir up mischief, strife and hatred upon earth.

We finally retreated without doing any mischief--returned to sleep and "Gondibert."

A little romantic mischief could be on its way.

Had Queen Victoria died without issue, this prince, who was arrogant, ill-tempered and rash, would have become king of Great Britain; and, as nothing but mischief could have resulted from this, the young queen's life became very precious in the sight of her people.

But even so, just one of Boris ' several jobs would be enough to keep most ordinary mortals busy and out of mischief.

Epic Mickey explores Mickey's darker side on a mischief level.

Middleton, with Archbishop Sharp, misgoverned the country, established a high court of commission, exiled the fiercest preachers to Holland, whence they worked endless mischief by agitation and a war of pamphlets; irritated the Covenanting shires, Fife and the south-west, by quartering troops on them to exact fines for Nonconformity, and so caused, during a war with Holland, the Pentland Rising (November 1666).

They were charged with arson, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment, authorities said.

On many grounds, therefore, it became necessary to preserve what remained of the forests in India, and to repair the mischief of previous neglect even at considerable expense.

Overalls are the perfect play gear, since they can handle spills, scrapes, and mischief.

Hieronymus, the grandson of Hiero, thought fit to ally himself with Carthage; he did not live, however, to see the mischief he had done, for he fell in a conspiracy which he had wantonly provoked by his arrogance and cruelty.

They were held for several hours inside the base and charged with malicious mischief.

Lo, lo, the wretched wight, Who God disdaining, His mischief made his might, His guard his gaining.

Gladstone, addressing the electors of Newark, said that he was bound by the opinions of no man and no party, but felt it a duty to watch and resist that growing desire for change which threatened to produce " along with partial good a melancholy preponderance of mischief."

He lived to see the triumph of his principles; and no Frenchman of that age did so much to repair the mischief wrought by fanatics and autocrats.

Textual criticism is called upon to repair the mischief done to inscriptions (texts inscribed upon stones) by weathering, maltreatment or the errors of the stone-cutter.

No mischief resulted from the encounter.

The modern reader can hardly banish the impression that Abelard writes in a spirit of sheer mischief.

Oh, she is sometimes gone for several weeks on her hunting trips, and if we were not tied we would crawl all over the mountain and fight with each other and get into a lot of mischief.

So, why watch a box of red fries, a milkshake and a glob of ground beef run around and create havoc and mischief?

The last thing you want is to take a prank too far and wind up being charged with criminal mischief or something that might go on your permanent record.

On Christmas Day 2009, Sheen was arrested and charged with felony menacing, third-degree assault and criminal mischief when police were called to the home he shared with Mueller.

This will go a long way toward curbing inappropriate chewing and other mischief.

He can also get bored and may get into mischief if you haven't given him enough attention.

Giving someone a treat was an inexpensive way to avoid some of the mischief that would otherwise be played on a homeowner.

Her expression was solemn, but the eyes that regarded Lisa were full of mischief.

There is no doubt that in all this Burke was in the right, as he was in his denunciation of the mischief certain to follow when a nation tries to start afresh, and to blot out all past progress in the light of simple reason, which is often most fallible when it believes itself to be most infallible.

I followed, whether with the dim idea of preventing mischief, or only to know the worst, I can hardly tell.

But a fit in the present state of her health means mischief.

The preamble of the " Bill of Citations " is eloquent as to the mischief which it is framed to prevent.

Although they get into mischief and can make you shake your head at times, how can you resist these faces?

Many other types of magical creatures exist in this world besides vampires and some cause mischief.

He is also often referred to as a symbol for fertility, the spirit of music and dance or a man of mischief and trickery.

They often carry the connotations of beauty, femininity, innocence, mischief, seduction, and spirituality.

The three young sleuths solve everyday mysteries, such as lost cameras, slumber party mischief, and summer camp trickery.

It was the belief that she convenes with eleven other witches and the devil every Friday to conjure up mischief for the next week that made Friday the "Witches Sabbath".

Fairies can also be mischief makers on the look out to wreck a little havoc for their own personal amusement.

As many Ben 10 fans will know, however, Ben is not above a little mischief and sometimes has a spot of fun with his special device!

If an identity thief gets his or her hands on discarded job application forms and then causes mischief, the business owner may be liable for not having protected the applicant's sensitive information.

Viewers get to watch the models during downtime, which may involve arguments, romantic liaisons, and other mischief that makes the series quite interesting.

You will want to make sure that your server is upgraded to the latest versions of PHP, because sometimes guestbooks can be used as gateways for malware to get into the site and cause mischief.

His free arm circled her shoulders and his eyes twinkled with mischief.

Such visitors are clearly prejudicial to the flower, and so we meet with arrangements which are calculated to repel the intruders, or at least to force them to enter the flower in such a way as not to effect mischief.