devilment
/ˈdɛv(ə)lm(ə)nt
/noun [mass noun]
Reckless mischief; wild spirits: his eyes were blazing with devilment...
- ‘When the time comes and the legs do give up I will find some other devilment to get up to,’ she joked.
- His teacher, Imelda Mulligan said: ‘Brian was a boy who loved life itself and his eyes were full of devilment.’
- ‘It was pure devilment, really,’ O'Neill says.