mischief-making

1. 1.

   reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

   Synonymsmischiefmischievousnessdeviltrydevilrydevilmentrascalityrogueryroguishnessshenanigan

   Broadermisbehavior

   Narrowerhellmonkey businessvandalism

Questions about mischief-making

What does mischief-making mean?

mischief-making means "reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others".

How many syllables are in mischief-making?

mischief-making has 4 syllables: mi-schief--ma-king. The stress falls on "schief-".

What is another word for mischief-making?

Close synonyms include mischief, 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-making a common word?

mischief-making is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.