mischief

Other forms of mischief

plural

mischiefs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mischief

What does mischief mean?

mischief means "reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mischief?

mischief has 2 syllables: mis-chief. The stress falls on "mis". In IPA it is /ˈmɪstʃəf/.

What is another word for mischief?

Close synonyms include mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mischief a common word?

mischief is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.