mischief

3 definitions • 8 examples

behaviour, especially a child's, that is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage:

She's a lively little girl, full of mischief.

He needs a hobby to keep him busy and stop him from getting into mischief.

Maybe a new bike would keep him out of mischief.

I hope you haven't been up to any mischief while I was gone.

damage or harm, or an act that causes damage or harm:

criminal mischief

The country should try to remedy its past mischiefs.

behavior, esp. of a child, that is slightly bad or causes trouble but is not intended to harm anyone:

Some of the neighborhood kids like to get into mischief.

She’s a cute little girl, but full of mischief.