mischief-makingadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmɪstʃᵻfˌmeɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmɪstʃᵻfˌmeɪkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mischief n., making n.¹

Etymology: < mischief n. + making n.¹, after to make mischief at mischief n. Phrases 4. Compare slightly earlier mischief-maker n.

A. adj.

That makes mischief or trouble.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > [adjective] > causing or desiring dissension

bate-making1533

makebatea1577

bate-breeding1594

firebrand1609

diversivolent1612

mischief-making1693

weaponized1988

1693 T. Southerne Maids Last Prayer iv. iii. 45 Some mischief-making Fiend, who woud'st assume the Title of an Angel, to be the more a Devil.

1715 N. Rowe Lady Jane Gray v, in Wks. (1728) III. 74 I'll..know What 'tis the Mischief-making Priest intends.

1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I xxv. 15 A little curly-headed,..And mischief-making monkey.

1849 J. D. Hooker Let. 3 Feb. in C. Darwin Corr. (1988) IV. 204 A few disagreeable mischief making fellows.

1991 Time 27 Feb. 46/1 [The battle] lasted long enough to give the allies time to truncate Iraq's military, neutralizing its mischiefmaking potential for some time to come.

B. n.

The action or process of making mischief or causing trouble.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > [noun] > causing dissension

makebate1626

mischief-making1734

1734 T. Cooke Stepmother ii. i. 45 They all seem to me to have been brought up to the Art of Mischiefmaking in one and the same School.

1825 W. Scott in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Sir W. Scott (1839) VIII. 118 Byron loved mischief making.

1896 W. Black Briseis xx A piece of mischief-making between two school-girls—about a music-master.

1985 ‘A. T. Ellis’ Unexplained Laughter (BNC) 124 It [sc. unforgivingness] was a sin different in kind from mischief-making.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mischief-making
释义	mischief-makingadj.n. Brit. /ˈmɪstʃᵻfˌmeɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmɪstʃᵻfˌmeɪkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mischief n., making n.¹ Etymology: < mischief n. + making n.¹, after to make mischief at mischief n. Phrases 4. Compare slightly earlier mischief-maker n. A. adj. That makes mischief or trouble. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > [adjective] > causing or desiring dissension bate-making1533 makebatea1577 bate-breeding1594 firebrand1609 diversivolent1612 mischief-making1693 weaponized1988 1693 T. Southerne Maids Last Prayer iv. iii. 45 Some mischief-making Fiend, who woud'st assume the Title of an Angel, to be the more a Devil. 1715 N. Rowe Lady Jane Gray v, in Wks. (1728) III. 74 I'll..know What 'tis the Mischief-making Priest intends. 1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I xxv. 15 A little curly-headed,..And mischief-making monkey. 1849 J. D. Hooker Let. 3 Feb. in C. Darwin Corr. (1988) IV. 204 A few disagreeable mischief making fellows. 1991 Time 27 Feb. 46/1 [The battle] lasted long enough to give the allies time to truncate Iraq's military, neutralizing its mischiefmaking potential for some time to come. B. n. The action or process of making mischief or causing trouble. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > [noun] > causing dissension makebate1626 mischief-making1734 1734 T. Cooke Stepmother ii. i. 45 They all seem to me to have been brought up to the Art of Mischiefmaking in one and the same School. 1825 W. Scott in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Sir W. Scott (1839) VIII. 118 Byron loved mischief making. 1896 W. Black Briseis xx A piece of mischief-making between two school-girls—about a music-master. 1985 ‘A. T. Ellis’ Unexplained Laughter (BNC) 124 It [sc. unforgivingness] was a sin different in kind from mischief-making. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1693
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