mischievous
Syllables: mis·chie·vous/ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪ.vəs/
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dated/mɪsˈt͡ʃiː.vəs/
mischievous adjective: causing mischief; injurious.
Adjective
mischievous (comparative more mischievous, superlative most mischievous)
- Causing mischief; injurious.
- ...; that good and bad actions at present are naturally rewarded and punished, not only as beneficial and mischievous to society, but also as virtuous and civious; ...1793, Joseph Butler, The Analogy of Religion
- On the whole, therefore, he concludes that the point of indulgence at which these self-passions or self-affections begin to be mischievous to the individual coincides with that at which they begin to be mischievous to society; ...1892, Henry Sidgwick, Outlines of the History of Ethics
- Synonyms:
- harmful
- Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.
- Matthew had a twin brother called Edward, who was always mischievous and badly behaved.
- Synonyms:
- badly-behaved, naughty
mischievous meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
mischievous in Hindi
- naughty
- बदमाश badmāś
mischievous in Tamil
- குறும்புத்தனமான, குறும்புத்தனம்மிக்க, குறும்புக்கார
mischievous in Marathi
- mischievous, naughty
- खट्याळ khaṭyāḷ
- mischievous
- व्रात्य vrātya, खोडकर khoḍkar
mischievous in Urdu
- mischievous
- شیطان śaitān
- mischievous, seditious
- مفسد mufsid
More languagesFewer languages
- mischievous in Bengali
- দুষ্টু, অনিষ্টকর, ক্ষতিকর
- mischievous in Telugu
- ఘాతుకము ghātukamu, బండ baṇḍa, దొంగ doṅga
- mischievous in Malayalam
- വഷളത്തമുള്ള, മര്യാദകേടായി പെരുമാറുന്ന, ധിക്കാരം കാട്ടുന്ന, ധാർഷ്ട്യത്തോടെ പെരുമാറുന്ന
- mischievous in Kannada
- ತುಂಟ, ಕೊಂಟ, ಕೊಂಟಿ, ಚೇಷ್ಟೆಯ
- mischievous in Punjabi
- شیطان śait̤ān, شوخا śoxā
- mischievous in Sanskrit
- कष्ट kaṣṭá
- mischievous in Arabic
- شِرِّير širrīr, مُؤْذٍ muʔḏin, الْمُؤْذِي al-muʔḏī
Examples of mischievous in a sentence
- “The call for his sack to me is ridiculous and mischievous.
- But she soon made friends with Alice, the most mischievous gerbil she'd ever met!
- But then one day, a mischievous monkey landed with a purposeful plop right onto a capy's back!
Synonyms of mischievous
- harmful
- badly-behaved
- naughty
- hurtful
- detrimental
- noxious
- pernicious
- destructive
Forms of mischievous
| comparative | more mischievous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most mischievous |
| alternative form | mischievious |
| alternative form | mischevious |
Origin of mischievous
From Middle English myschevous, mischevous, from Anglo-Norman meschevous, from Old French meschever, from mes- (“mis-”) + chever (“come to an end”) (from chef (“head”)). By surface analysis, mischief + -ous.
Words formed from mischievous
Questions about mischievous
- What does mischievous mean?
- Mischievous means causing mischief; injurious.
- What is mischievous in Hindi?
- Mischievous in Hindi is बदमाश (badmāś). See Mischievous meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is mischievous?
- Mischievous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce mischievous?
- Mischievous is pronounced /ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪ.vəs/.
Words near mischievous in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mischievous (page history and authors); mischievous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); खट्याळ (Marathi) (page history and authors); شیطان (Urdu) (page history and authors); mischievous (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ఘాతుకము (Telugu) (page history and authors); mischievous (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); mischievous (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); شوخا (Punjabi) (page history and authors); कष्ट (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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