Definition of "mischief" in английский

noun

1. (uncountable) Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.

   • Drink led to mischief.

2. (countable) A playfully annoying action.

   • John's mischief, tying his shoelaces together, irked George at first.

3. (collective) A group or a pack of rats.

4. (archaic) Harm or injury:

5. (law) A criminal offence defined in various ways in various jurisdictions, sometimes including causing damage to another's property.

6. (archaic, countable) A cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief.

7. (euphemistic) The Devil; used as an expletive.

8. (Australia) Casual and/or flirtatious sexual acts.

verb

1. (transitive, obsolete) To do a mischief to; to harm.

2. (transitive, obsolete) To slander.