Mischief word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "mischief" word

[noun] reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
[noun] the quality or nature of being harmful or evil

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\Mis"chief\, n. [OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief; pref. mes- (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See {Minus}, and {Chief}.] 1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or vexation caused by human agency or by some living being, intentionally or not; often, calamity, mishap; trivial evil caused by thoughtlessness, or in sport. --Chaucer. Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs. --Ps. lii. 2. The practice whereof shall, I hope, secure me from many mischiefs. --Fuller. 2. Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble. --Milton. The mischief was, these allies would never allow that the common enemy was subdued. --Swift. {To be in mischief}, to be doing harm or causing annoyance. {To make mischief}, to do mischief, especially by exciting quarrels. {To play the mischief}, to cause great harm; to throw into confusion. [Colloq.] Syn: Damage; harm; hurt; injury; detriment; evil; ill. Usage: {Mischief}, {Damage}, {Harm}. Damage is an injury which diminishes the value of a thing; harm is an injury which causes trouble or inconvenience; mischief is an injury which disturbs the order and consistency of things. We often suffer damage or harm from accident, but mischief always springs from perversity or folly.
\Mis"chief\, v. t. To do harm to. [Obs.] --Milton.

Synonyms for mischief

balefulness, devilment, devilry, deviltry, maleficence, mischief-making, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan

Antonyms: beneficence

Related terms: bad, blight, buffoon, damage, disaccord, disadvantage, disrepair, ill, imp, impairment, jar, jokester, little devil, mayhem, monkey business, mutilation, prejudice, puckishness, ruin, sickening, villain, wag

The fun area, different aproach to word »mischief«

Let's analyse "mischief" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 37.5% of vowels is 1.1% less then average English word. Written in backwards: FEIHCSIM. Average typing speed for these characters is 2270 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -- .. ... -.-. .... .. . ..-.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: mischief: 9 + 9 + 5 = 23, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: mischief: 4 + 9 + 1 + 3 + 8 + 9 + 5 + 6 = 45, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
I (2)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive

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