Mischievousness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an attribute of mischievous children

the trait of behaving like an imp

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɪstʃɪvəsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɪstʃɪvəsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɪstʃɪvəsnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /mˈɪstʃɪvəsnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

devilry deviltry devilment roguery mischief-making puckishness rascality naughtiness whimsicality roguishness mischief badness shenanigan impishness

Word Forms

naughty	adjective	badly behaved
impish	adjective	naughtily or annoyingly playful
mischievous	adjective	naughtily or annoyingly playful
puckish	adjective	naughtily or annoyingly playful
devil	verb	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
roguish	adjective	lacking principles or scruples; ; - W.M. Thackaray

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Boshaftigkeit

ein Attribut schelmischer Kinder

🇫🇷French

malice

un attribut des enfants espiègles

🇪🇸Spanish

malicia

un atributo de los niños traviesos

🇮🇹Italian

malizia

un attributo dei bambini dispettosi

🇳🇱Dutch

ondeugendheid

een kenmerk van ondeugende kinderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

travessura

um atributo de crianças travessas

🇷🇺Russian

озорство

атрибут озорных детей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शोख़ी

शरारती बच्चों का एक गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

দুষ্টুমি

দুষ্টু শিশুদের একটি বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

குறும்புத்தனம்

குறும்புக்கார குழந்தைகளின் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

కొంటెతనం

కొంటె పిల్లల లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

खोडकरपणा

खोडकर मुलांचे गुणधर्म

🇮🇳Gujarati

તોફાનીતા

તોફાની બાળકોનું લક્ષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚೇಷ್ಟೆ

ಚೇಷ್ಟೆಯ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വികൃതി

വികൃതിയായ കുട്ടികളുടെ ഒരു ആട്രിബ്യൂട്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਰਾਰਤੀਤਾ

ਸ਼ਰਾਰਤੀ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਗੁਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

شرارت

شرارتی بچوں کی ایک صفت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶作剧

调皮孩子的一个特征

🇯🇵Japanese

いたずら

いたずらっ子の特質

🇰🇷Korean

장난

장난꾸러기 아이들의 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tinh quái

một đặc điểm của những đứa trẻ tinh nghịch

🇹🇭Thai

ความซุกซน

คุณลักษณะของเด็กซุกซน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kenakalan

ciri anak nakal

🇵🇭Filipino

kalokohan

katangian ng mga malikot na bata

🇲🇾Malay

kenakalan

sifat anak nakal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إزعاج

سمة من سمات الأطفال المؤذيين

🇮🇷Persian

شیطنت

ویژگی بچه های شیطون

🇹🇷Turkish

yaramazlık

yaramaz çocukların bir özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

שׁוֹבְבוּת

תכונה של ילדים שובבים

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