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ROGUISHNESS
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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 ("roguishness" is a kind of...):
misbehavior; misbehaviour; misdeed (improper or wicked or immoral behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "roguishness"):
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:
roguish (lacking principles or scruples)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The trait of indulging in disreputable pranks
Synonyms:
prankishness; rascality; roguishness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("roguishness" is a kind of...):
badness; mischievousness; naughtiness (an attribute of mischievous children)
Derivation:
roguish (playful in an appealingly bold way)
