mischief /misˈchif or -chēf/

1. Petty misdeeds or annoyance
2. Pestering playfulness
3. A mischievous person
4. An unfavourable consequence
5. Evil
6. Injury
7. Damage, hurt
8. The troublesome fact
9. A source of harm
10. The Devil (informal)

1. To cause mischief
2. To suffer mischief

mischievous /misˈchiv-əs (Spenser usu-chēvˈ)/ adjective

1. Causing mischief
2. Prone to mischief
3. Injurious

misˈchievously adverb

misˈchievousness noun

misˈchief-maker noun

Someone who stirs up trouble

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• treaclinesses
• treacling
• treacly
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• tread a measure
• treader
• treaders
• treading
• treadings
• treadle
• treadled
• treadler
• treadlers
• treadles
• treadling
• treadlings
• treadmill
• treadmills
• tread on air
• tread on eggshells
• tread on someone's corns
• tread on someone's heels
• tread on someone's toes
• tread on the neck of