Mischief vs. Naughty
Mischiefnoun
(uncountable) Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.
Mischiefnoun
(countable) A playfully annoying action.
Mischiefnoun
(collective) A group or a pack of rats.
Mischiefnoun
(archaic) Harm or injury:
Mischiefnoun
(uncountable) Harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause.
Mischiefnoun
(countable) An injury or an instance of harm or trouble caused by a person or other agent or cause.
Mischiefnoun
A cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief.
Mischiefnoun
(euphemism) The Devil; used as an expletive.
Mischiefnoun
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.
Mischiefnoun
Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble.
Mischiefverb
To do harm to.
Mischiefnoun
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
Mischiefnoun
the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
Mischief
Mischief or malicious mischief is the specific name for different criminal offenses in a number of different jurisdictions. While the wrongful acts will often involve what is popularly described as vandalism, there can be a legal differentiation between the two.
Naughtyadjective
Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
Naughtyadjective
Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.
Naughtyadjective
Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible.
Naughtyadjective
(obsolete) Bad, worthless, substandard.
Naughtyadjective
Having little or nothing.
Naughtyadjective
Worthless; bad; good for nothing.
Naughtyadjective
hence, corrupt; wicked.
Naughtyadjective
Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child.
Naughtyadjective
suggestive of sexual impropriety;
Naughtyadjective
badly behaved;
Naughtyadjective
(especially of a child) badly behaved; disobedient
Naughtyadjective
mildly rude or indecent, typically because related to sex
Naughtyadjective
wicked.
