Our two traitors had been destroyed, but the mischief that they had done lived after them. (The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) She had got a start, however, and before I could catch her, the mischief was done. (Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley) (The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)įear not that I shall be the instrument of future mischief. (Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)Īlleyne hastened on, lest he make more mischief, and his heart was heavy as lead within him. I never heard of a crew that meant to mutiny but what showed signs before, for any man that had an eye in his head to see the mischief and take steps according. Wickfield, “if Doctor Watts knew mankind, he might have written, with as much truth, “Satan finds some mischief still, for busy hands to do.” Maleficent (harmful or evil in intent or effect)Įveryone thought the matter ended and the little cloud blown over, but the mischief was done, for though others forgot it, Meg remembered. Nouns denoting attributes of people and objectsĮvil evilness (the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice)
The quality or nature of being harmful or evil Mischievous (deliberately causing harm or damage) Hooliganism malicious mischief vandalism (willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others) Monkey business (mischievous or deceitful behavior) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mischief"):īlaze hell (noisy and unrestrained mischief) Misbehavior misbehaviour misdeed (improper or wicked or immoral behavior) Devilment devilry deviltry mischief mischief-making mischievousness rascality roguery roguishness shenanigan
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