mischievous

ˈmɪs.tʃə.vəs

Definition

Definition of mischievous - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

playfulplayfully causing minor trouble or annoyance

The mischievous puppy chewed on the shoes.

impish

naughty

behavior

Rare

intended to cause trouble or harm

Rare

His mischievous plan disrupted the meeting.

naughty

troublesome

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Origin of mischievous

Old French, meschever (to bring to misfortune)

Terms with mischievous included in their meaning

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bad

adj.

behavior

behaving in a mischievous or disobedient way

monkey

behavior

mischievous or playful child

trick

prank

mischievous or humorous action or plan

bad boy

endearing term

term of endearment for a mischievous or slightly disobedient male

brat

behavior

mischievous or unruly child

elf

folklore

small, mischievous legendary being

get up to

mischief

do something mischievous or improper

goof

mischief

engage in playful or mischievous behavior

Examples of mischievous in a sentence

The mischievous cat knocked over the vase.
The mischievous child hid his sister's shoes.
Her mischievous prank caused chaos at the party.

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French:espiègle, malicieux, ...
German:verspielt, boshaft, ...
Italian:dispettoso, malizioso, ...
Spanish:travieso, malicioso, ...
Portuguese:traquinas, malicioso, ...
Chinese:顽皮的, ...
Japanese:いたずら好きな, いたずらな, ...
Arabic:مُشاكِس, مؤذٍ, ...
Hebrew:שׁוֹבָב, זְדוֹנִי, ...
Russian:озорной, злонамеренный, ...
Ukrainian:грайливий, зловмисний, ...
Hindi:शरारती, दुष्ट, ...
Bengali:দুষ্ট, দুষ্টু, ...
Catalan:entremaliat, gamberro, ...
Czech:rošťácký, zlomyslný, ...
Danish:drilsk, uartig, ...
Dutch:ondeugend, kwaadaardig, ...
Greek:σκανταλιάρης, κακόβουλος, ...
Hungarian:csintalan, rakoncátlan, ...
Khmer:រពិស, បង្ករឿង, ...
Korean:장난스러운, 말썽꾸러기의, ...
Persian:بازیگوش, شیطنت‌آمیز, ...
Polish:psotny, złośliwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):arteiro, malicioso, ...
Romanian:poznaș, răutăcios, ...
Swedish:busig, illvillig, ...
Thai:ซุกซน, มีเจตนาที่จะก่อปัญหา, ...
Turkish:yaramaz, zarar verici, ...
Vietnamese:nghịch ngợm, tinh quái, ...

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