mischief

mischief is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 19 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble.
3. transitive verb. To do harm to.
4. noun. reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

   Synonyms: devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan

5. noun. the quality or nature of being harmful or evil

   Synonyms: balefulness, maleficence

Synonyms

devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan, balefulness, maleficence

Common word forms

mischiefs, mischiefful

Words from these letters

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