Mischief Definition

mĭschĭf

noun

A cause or source of harm, damage, or annoyance.

Webster's New World

Harm, damage, or injury, esp. that done by a person.

Webster's New World

Damage, destruction, or injury caused by a specific person or thing.

The mischief done by a faulty gene.

American Heritage

A tendency or disposition to annoy or vex with playful tricks.

Webster's New World

A troublesome or annoying act; prank; playful, vexing trick.

Webster's New World

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Other Word Forms of Mischief

Singular:

mischief

Plural:

mischiefs

Middle English mischef from Old French meschief misfortune from meschever to end badly mes- badly mis–¹ chever to happen, come to an end (from Vulgar Latin capāre to come to a head) (from capum head) (from Latin caput kaput- in Indo-European roots)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English, from Old French, meschief, from meschever (“to bring to grief"), from mes- (“badly") + chever (“happen", "come to a head"), from Vulgar Latin *capare, from Latin caput (“head")

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