Definition of "devilment" in Englisch

noun

1. (uncountable) Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.

2. A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.

3. Something cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering.

4. Something cleverly constructed.

5. A dish which is devilled (“made piquant or spicy”); a devil; also, the elements of the dish which make it spicy, or the piquancy or spiciness of the dish.