mischievousness

mischievousness
noun
1. an attribute of mischievous children
• Syn: ↑naughtiness, ↑badness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑naughty (for: ↑naughtiness)
• Hypernyms: ↑disobedience
• Hyponyms: ↑prankishness, ↑rascality, ↑roguishness
2. reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
• Syn:
• Derivationally related forms: ↑roguish (for: ↑roguishness), ↑devil (for: ↑devilment), ↑devil (for: ↑devilry), ↑devil (for: ↑deviltry), ↑mischievous, ↑mischievous (for: ↑mischief)
• Hypernyms: ↑misbehavior, ↑misbehaviour, ↑misdeed
• Hyponyms: ↑hell, ↑blaze, ↑monkey business, ↑vandalism, ↑hooliganism, ↑malicious mischief
3. the trait of behaving like an imp
• Syn: ↑impishness, ↑puckishness, ↑whimsicality
• Derivationally related forms: ↑puckish (for: ↑puckishness), ↑mischievous, ↑impish (for: ↑impishness)
• Hypernyms: ↑playfulness, ↑fun

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