mischief
Translation
mischief, trouble, naughtiness, harm
Examples
The children are always up to some mischief.
The children are always up to some mischief.
He has a look of mischief in his eyes.
He has a look of mischief in his eyes.
Grammar Patterns
to be up to mischief to be secretly planning something naughty The kitten is always up to mischief.
to get into mischief to start behaving badly Try to stay out of mischief.
Similar Words
Synonyms: trouble, naughtiness, pranks
Etymology
From Old French 'meschief' (bad result), from 'mes-' (badly) + 'chief' (head, end).
Memory Tips
Think of 'mischief' as what a 'chief' of 'misses' (mistakes) would cause. Imagine a little leader of pranks.