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mischief
(encz) | mischief,darebáctví n: Zdeněk Brož |
mischief
(encz) | mischief,nezbednost n: Zdeněk Brož |
mischief
(encz) | mischief,rošťáctví n: Zdeněk Brož |
mischief
(encz) | mischief,uličnictví n: Zdeněk Brož |
Mischief
(gcide) | Mischief \Mis"chief\ (m[i^]s"ch[i^]f), n. [OE. meschef bad
result, OF. meschief; pref. mes- (L. minus less) + chief end,
head, F. chef chief. See Minus, and Chief.]
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1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or
vexation caused by human agency or by some living being,
intentionally or not; often, calamity, mishap; trivial
evil caused by thoughtlessness, or in sport. --Chaucer.
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Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs. --Ps. lii. 2.
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The practice whereof shall, I hope, secure me from
many mischiefs. --Fuller.
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2. Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble. --Milton.
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The mischief was, these allies would never allow
that the common enemy was subdued. --Swift.
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To be in mischief, to be doing harm or causing annoyance.
To make mischief, to do mischief, especially by exciting
quarrels.
To play the mischief, to cause great harm; to throw into
confusion. [Colloq.]
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Syn: Damage; harm; hurt; injury; detriment; evil; ill.
Usage: Mischief, Damage, Harm. Damage is an injury
which diminishes the value of a thing; harm is an
injury which causes trouble or inconvenience; mischief
is an injury which disturbs the order and consistency
of things. We often suffer damage or harm from
accident, but mischief always springs from perversity
or folly.
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Mischief
(gcide) | Mischief \Mis"chief\, v. t.
To do harm to. [Obs.] --Milton.
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mischief
(wn) | mischief
n 1: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or
annoyance in others [syn: mischief, mischief-making,
mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment,
rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan]
2: the quality or nature of being harmful or evil [syn:
maleficence, mischief, balefulness] [ant:
beneficence] |
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malicious mischief
(encz) | malicious mischief, n: |
mischief
(encz) | mischief,darebáctví n: Zdeněk Brožmischief,nezbednost n: Zdeněk Brožmischief,rošťáctví n: Zdeněk Brožmischief,uličnictví n: Zdeněk Brož |
mischief-maker
(encz) | mischief-maker, n: |
mischief-makers
(encz) | mischief-makers, |
mischief-making
(encz) | mischief-making,recese n: Zdeněk Brož |
there is mischief afoot
(encz) | there is mischief afoot, |
malicious mischief
(gcide) | malicious mischief \malicious mischief\ n. (Law),
Malicious and willful destructionof or injury to the property
of others; -- it is an offense at common law. --Wharton.
Syn: vandalism, hooliganism.
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Mischiefable
(gcide) | Mischiefable \Mis"chief*a*ble\, a.
Mischievous. [R.] --Lydgate.
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Mischiefful
(gcide) | Mischiefful \Mis"chief*ful\, a.
Mischievous. [Obs.] --Foote.
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Mischief-maker
(gcide) | Mischief-maker \Mis"chief-mak`er\, n.
One who makes mischief; one who excites or instigates
quarrels or enmity.
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Mischief-making
(gcide) | Mischief-making \Mis"chief-mak`ing\, a.
Causing harm; exciting enmity or quarrels. --Rowe. -- n. The
act or practice of making mischief, inciting quarrels, etc.
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To be in mischief
(gcide) | Mischief \Mis"chief\ (m[i^]s"ch[i^]f), n. [OE. meschef bad
result, OF. meschief; pref. mes- (L. minus less) + chief end,
head, F. chef chief. See Minus, and Chief.]
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1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or
vexation caused by human agency or by some living being,
intentionally or not; often, calamity, mishap; trivial
evil caused by thoughtlessness, or in sport. --Chaucer.
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Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs. --Ps. lii. 2.
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The practice whereof shall, I hope, secure me from
many mischiefs. --Fuller.
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2. Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble. --Milton.
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The mischief was, these allies would never allow
that the common enemy was subdued. --Swift.
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To be in mischief, to be doing harm or causing annoyance.
To make mischief, to do mischief, especially by exciting
quarrels.
To play the mischief, to cause great harm; to throw into
confusion. [Colloq.]
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Syn: Damage; harm; hurt; injury; detriment; evil; ill.
Usage: Mischief, Damage, Harm. Damage is an injury
which diminishes the value of a thing; harm is an
injury which causes trouble or inconvenience; mischief
is an injury which disturbs the order and consistency
of things. We often suffer damage or harm from
accident, but mischief always springs from perversity
or folly.
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To make mischief
(gcide) | Mischief \Mis"chief\ (m[i^]s"ch[i^]f), n. [OE. meschef bad
result, OF. meschief; pref. mes- (L. minus less) + chief end,
head, F. chef chief. See Minus, and Chief.]
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1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or
vexation caused by human agency or by some living being,
intentionally or not; often, calamity, mishap; trivial
evil caused by thoughtlessness, or in sport. --Chaucer.
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Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs. --Ps. lii. 2.
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The practice whereof shall, I hope, secure me from
many mischiefs. --Fuller.
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2. Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble. --Milton.
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The mischief was, these allies would never allow
that the common enemy was subdued. --Swift.
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To be in mischief, to be doing harm or causing annoyance.
To make mischief, to do mischief, especially by exciting
quarrels.
To play the mischief, to cause great harm; to throw into
confusion. [Colloq.]
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Syn: Damage; harm; hurt; injury; detriment; evil; ill.
Usage: Mischief, Damage, Harm. Damage is an injury
which diminishes the value of a thing; harm is an
injury which causes trouble or inconvenience; mischief
is an injury which disturbs the order and consistency
of things. We often suffer damage or harm from
accident, but mischief always springs from perversity
or folly.
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To play the mischief
(gcide) | Mischief \Mis"chief\ (m[i^]s"ch[i^]f), n. [OE. meschef bad
result, OF. meschief; pref. mes- (L. minus less) + chief end,
head, F. chef chief. See Minus, and Chief.]
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1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or
vexation caused by human agency or by some living being,
intentionally or not; often, calamity, mishap; trivial
evil caused by thoughtlessness, or in sport. --Chaucer.
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Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs. --Ps. lii. 2.
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The practice whereof shall, I hope, secure me from
many mischiefs. --Fuller.
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2. Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble. --Milton.
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The mischief was, these allies would never allow
that the common enemy was subdued. --Swift.
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To be in mischief, to be doing harm or causing annoyance.
To make mischief, to do mischief, especially by exciting
quarrels.
To play the mischief, to cause great harm; to throw into
confusion. [Colloq.]
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Syn: Damage; harm; hurt; injury; detriment; evil; ill.
Usage: Mischief, Damage, Harm. Damage is an injury
which diminishes the value of a thing; harm is an
injury which causes trouble or inconvenience; mischief
is an injury which disturbs the order and consistency
of things. We often suffer damage or harm from
accident, but mischief always springs from perversity
or folly.
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malicious mischief
(wn) | malicious mischief
n 1: willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of
others [syn: vandalism, hooliganism, {malicious
mischief}] |
mischief
(wn) | mischief
n 1: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or
annoyance in others [syn: mischief, mischief-making,
mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment,
rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan]
2: the quality or nature of being harmful or evil [syn:
maleficence, mischief, balefulness] [ant:
beneficence] |
mischief-maker
(wn) | mischief-maker
n 1: someone who deliberately stirs up trouble [syn:
troublemaker, trouble maker, troubler, {mischief-
maker}, bad hat] |
mischief-making
(wn) | mischief-making
n 1: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or
annoyance in others [syn: mischief, mischief-making,
mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment,
rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan] |
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