mischievous
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mischievous
- /ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪ.vəs/
- /ˈmɪs.t͡ʃə.vəs/
- /mɪsˈt͡ʃiː.vi.əs/
- /mɪsˈt͡ʃiː.vəs/ dated
Where it comes from
From Middle English myschevous, mischevous, from Anglo-Norman meschevous, from Old French meschever, from mes- (“mis-”) + chever (“come to an end”) (from chef (“head”)). By surface analysis, mischief + -ous.
adjective more mischievous · most mischievous · mischievious · mischevious
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Causing mischief; injurious.
...; that good and bad actions at present are naturally rewarded and punished, not only as beneficial and mischievous to society, but also as virtuous and civious; ...
Similar: harmful
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Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.
Matthew had a twin brother called Edward, who was always mischievous and badly behaved.
Similar: badly-behaved, naughty
Similar: hurtful, detrimental, noxious, pernicious, destructive
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: impish, prankish, naughty, puckish, playful, pixilated, harmful, bad, implike, wicked, vicious, derogatory, evil, malicious, malevolent, giddy
adjective
Similar: hurtful, detrimental, noxious, pernicious, destructive
Translations
Every language
adj causing mischief
| Español | pícaro, travieso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 有害 yǒuhài |
| Português | bagunceiro, sapeca |
| Français | espiègle |
| Deutsch | boshaft, schädlich |
| Italiano | vivace, birichino, dispettoso |
| Română | rău |
| Русский | пакостный pakostnyj |
adj naughty
| Español | travieso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 장난꾸러기의 jangnankkureogiui |
| 日本語 | わんぱくな wanpaku-na, いたずらな itazura-na, やんちゃな yancha-na, 行儀が悪い gyōgi-ga warui |
| 中文 | 頑皮 /顽皮 wánpí, 淘氣 /淘气 táoqì, 調皮 /调皮 tiáopí |
| हिन्दी | बदमाश badmāś |
| Português | levado, travesso |
| Français | coquin, espiègle, malicieux, malin, méchant |
| Deutsch | unartig, ungehorsam, dreist, frech, spitzbübisch, schelmisch |
| Italiano | malizioso, piccante |
| Română | răutăcios, răuvoitor, obraznic |
| Русский | озорно́й ozornój, непослу́шный neposlúšnyj, шаловли́вый šalovlívyj |
| العربية | شِرِّير širrīr, مُؤْذٍ muʔḏin, الْمُؤْذِي al-muʔḏī |
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