mischievous
Meaning
- Causing mischief; injurious.
- Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.
Synonyms
bad deed
full of spirits
full of life
Translations
birichino
travieso
kwaadaardig
espiègle
yaramaz
bagunceiro
ziyander venehewiyayî zererderFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪ.vəs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English myschevous, mischevous, from Anglo-Norman meschevous, from Old French meschever, from mes- (“mis-”) + chever (“come to an end”) (from chef (“head”)). By surface analysis, mischief + -ous.
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