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mischief

misc·hief

UK/ˈmɪsˌt͡ʃiːf/ US/ˈmɪsˌt͡ʃʰɪi̯f/ fairly common

noun

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2.

the quality or nature of being harmful or evil

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Origin

From Middle English myschef, meschef, meschief, mischef, from Old French meschief, from meschever (“to bring to grief”), from mes- (“badly”) + chever (“happen; come to a head”), from Vulgar Latin *capare, from Latin caput (“head”).

Phrases

  • do evil
  • do oneself a mischief
  • malicious mischief
  • mischief rule
  • play the mischief with

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