mischievousness


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mis·chie·vous

(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.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:mischievousness - an attribute of mischievous children]mischievousness - an attribute of mischievous children
disobedience - the trait of being unwilling to obey
prankishness, rascality, roguishness - the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks
2. [画像:mischievousness - the trait of behaving like an imp]mischievousness - the trait of behaving like an imp
playfulness, fun - a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with"
3. [画像:mischievousness - reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others]mischievousness - reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed - improper or wicked or immoral behavior
blaze, hell - noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"
monkey business - mischievous or deceitful behavior
hooliganism, malicious mischief, vandalism - willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
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mischievousness

noun
Annoying yet harmless, usually playful acts:
Informal: shenanigan (often used in plural).
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Translations

mischievousness

[ˈmɪstʃɪvəsnɪs] N → travesuras fpl
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mischievousness

n (= roguery) → Verschmitztheit f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mischievousness

[ˈmɪstʃɪvəsnɪs] n (roguishness) → maliziosità f inv; (naughtiness) → birbanteria
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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