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MISCHIEVOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
Synonyms:
devilment; devilry; deviltry; mischief; mischief-making; mischievousness; rascality; roguery; roguishness; shenanigan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mischievousness" is a kind of...):
misbehavior; misbehaviour; misdeed (improper or wicked or immoral behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mischievousness"):
blaze; hell (noisy and unrestrained mischief)
monkey business (mischievous or deceitful behavior)
hooliganism; malicious mischief; vandalism (willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others)
Derivation:
mischievous (deliberately causing harm or damage)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The trait of behaving like an imp
Synonyms:
impishness; mischievousness; puckishness; whimsicality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("mischievousness" is a kind of...):
fun; playfulness (a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement)
Derivation:
mischievous (naughtily or annoyingly playful)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An attribute of mischievous children
Synonyms:
badness; mischievousness; naughtiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("mischievousness" is a kind of...):
disobedience (the trait of being unwilling to obey)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mischievousness"):
prankishness; rascality; roguishness (the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks)
