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mischief

UK
/ˈmɪs.tʃɪf/
US
/ˈmɪs.tʃɪf/

Translations

mischiefnoun
mischiefs
pl
The children were full of mischief, hiding their teacher's chalk and giggling in the back of the classroom.
Les enfants étaient pleins d'espièglerie, cachant la craie de leur professeur et gloussant au fond de la classe.
dégâtsAu sens de dommages causés.
The storm caused a lot of mischief, knocking down trees and power lines.
La tempête a causé beaucoup de dégâts, abattant des arbres et des lignes électriques.
garnementPour un enfant espiègle.
"Come here, you little mischief, and tidy up this mess!"
"Viens ici, petit garnement, et range ce désordre !"
dégradation volontaireDroit.
He was arrested and charged with criminal mischief for breaking the store window.
Il a été arrêté et inculpé pour dégradation volontaire après avoir brisé la vitrine du magasin.
Additional translations
nuisanceAu sens de cause de trouble ou de dommage.
colonieZoologie, sens rare.
Synonyms
prank
trick
naughtiness
malice
mischievousness
devilry
rascality
wickedness
mischiefverb
mischiefed
Past Simple
mischiefed
Past Participle
mischiefing
Gerund
Archaic, transitive: to cause harm or trouble.
nuire àSens littéraire ou vieilli.
The malicious rumour mischieved her good name.
La rumeur malveillante a nui à sa réputation.
Additional translations
porter préjudice àSens soutenu.
Synonyms
harm
damage
spoil
ruin
injure
vandalize
sabotage
trouble
bother
play tricks on
prank
tamper with
disrupt
mischiefadjective
UK
/ˈmɪs.tʃɪf/
US
/ˈmɪs.tʃɪf/
Used only attributively, chiefly in fixed expressions (e.g., mischief night); non-gradable.
Mischief night is notorious for harmless pranks.
La nuit espiègle est connue pour ses farces inoffensives.

Definitions

mischiefnoun
Playful misbehavior or troublemaking, especially in children.
The children were full of mischief, hiding their teacher's chalk and giggling in the back of the classroom.
Harm or trouble caused by someone or something.
The storm caused a lot of mischief, knocking down trees and power lines.
A source or cause of harm or trouble.
The new policy was seen as a mischief that could disrupt the company's operations.
A mischievous person, especially a child.
"Come here, you little mischief, and tidy up this mess!"
Law: malicious or reckless damage to property, often specified by statute.
He was arrested and charged with criminal mischief for breaking the store window.
A collective term for a group of rats.
A mischief of rats scurried across the barn floor.
mischiefverb
To cause harm or trouble to; to injure or spoil.
"The malicious rumour mischieved her good name."
mischiefadjective
Relating to or characterized by mischief; of or pertaining to prankish behavior.
"Mischief night is notorious for harmless pranks."
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