MISCHIEF-MAKING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mischief-making mean? 

• MISCHIEF-MAKING (noun)
  The noun MISCHIEF-MAKING has 1 sense:

1. reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

  Familiarity information: MISCHIEF-MAKING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MISCHIEF-MAKING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

devilment; devilry; deviltry; mischief; mischief-making; mischievousness; rascality; roguery; roguishness; shenanigan

Hypernyms ("mischief-making" is a kind of...):

misbehavior; misbehaviour; misdeed (improper or wicked or immoral behavior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mischief-making"):

blaze; hell (noisy and unrestrained mischief)

monkey business (mischievous or deceitful behavior)

hooliganism; malicious mischief; vandalism (willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others)

 Context examples 

“Don't. I know she's a naughty, mischief-making old thing! Don't let her come here, Doady!” which was a corruption of David.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)