n. (Law), Malicious and willful destructionof or injury to the property of others; -- it is an offense at common law. Wharton.
Syn. -- vandalism, hooliganism. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

Mischief

n. [ OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief; pref. mes- (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See Minus, and Chief. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or vexation caused by human agency or by some living being, intentionally or not; often, calamity, mishap; trivial evil caused by thoughtlessness, or in sport. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs. Ps. lii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

The practice whereof shall, I hope, secure me from many mischiefs. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The mischief was, these allies would never allow that the common enemy was subdued. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

To be in mischief, to be doing harm or causing annoyance. --
To make mischief, to do mischief, especially by exciting quarrels. --
To play the mischief, to cause great harm; to throw into confusion. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Damage; harm; hurt; injury; detriment; evil; ill. -- Mischief, Damage, Harm. Damage is an injury which diminishes the value of a thing; harm is an injury which causes trouble or inconvenience; mischief is an injury which disturbs the order and consistency of things. We often suffer damage or harm from accident, but mischief always springs from perversity or folly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mischief

v. t. To do harm to. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mischiefable

a. Mischievous. [ R. ] Lydgate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mischiefful

a. Mischievous. [ Obs. ] Foote. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mischief-maker

n. One who makes mischief; one who excites or instigates quarrels or enmity. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mischief-making

a. Causing harm; exciting enmity or quarrels. Rowe. -- n. The act or practice of making mischief, inciting quarrels, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

恶作剧

[恶作剧 / 惡作劇, è zuò jù] mischief; mischievous; practical joke #22834

作怪

[作怪, zuò guài] to make trouble; mischief; fantastic; to go to bed with sb; to be naughty (oblique reference to taboo subject of sex) #24882

捣鬼

[捣鬼 / 搗鬼, dǎo guǐ] to play tricks; to cause mischief #58310

搞鬼

[搞鬼, gǎo guǐ] to make mischief; to play tricks in secret #59326

搬弄是非

[搬弄是非, bān nòng shì fēi] to incite a quarrel (成语 saw); to sow discord between people; to tell tales; to make mischief #65010

挑拨是非

[挑拨是非 / 挑撥是非, tiǎo bō shì fēi] to incite a quarrel (成语 saw); to sow discord between people; to tell tales; to make mischief #154344

倒蛋

[倒蛋, dǎo dàn] mischief; to make trouble

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

悪戯(P);惡戲(oK)

[いたずら(P);あくぎ;いたづら(ik), itazura (P); akugi ; itadura (ik)] (adj-na, adj-no, n, vs) tease; prank; trick; practical joke; mischief; (P) #7812

おいた

[oita] (n) childish prank; mischief

お茶目

[おちゃめ, ochame] (adj-na, n) (See 茶目) playfulness; mischief; urchin; wag

悪さ

[わるさ, warusa] (n) badness; mean mischief; (P)

悪たれる

[あくたれる, akutareru] (v1, vi) to do mischief; to use abusive language

悪悪戯

[わるいたずら, waruitazura] (n) mischief

悪戯者

[いたずらもの, itazuramono] (n) loose woman; useless fellow; mischief maker

禍害

[かがい, kagai] (n) evil; harm; mischief

害毒

[がいどく, gaidoku] (n) harm; injury; mischief; poison; virus

茶目

[ちゃめ, chame] (adj-na, n) playfulness; mischief; urchin; wag; brown eyes

凸坊

[でこぼう, dekobou] (n) beetle-browed boy; mischief

不善

[ふぜん, fuzen] (n) evil; sin; vice; mischief

蠢動;惷動(iK)

[しゅんどう, shundou] (n, vs) (1) wriggling; squirming; maneuvering; manoeuvering; (2) mischief; despicable acts

German-Thai: Longdo Dictionary Longdo Approved DE-TH

schief

(adj) เอียง

schief gehen

(vi) |ging schief, ist schief gegangen| ผิดพลาดจากที่ควรเป็น เช่น Der Versuch ist schief gegangen. การทดลองล้มเหลว

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Abschiefern { n }

shaling

Ebene { f } [ math. ] | schiefe Ebene { f } | auf gleicher Ebene

plane | inclined plane | in-plane

Neigung { f }; schiefe Stellung [ naut. ]

rake

Schaden { m }

mischief

Schieferöl { n }

shale oil

Schiefer { m } [ min. ]

slate

Schiefer { m }

schist

Schiefer { m }; Schiefergestein { n }; Schieferton { m }

shale

Schieferbruch { m }; Schieferbergwerk { n }

slate quarry

Schieferdach { n } | Schieferdächer { pl }

slate roof; slated roof | slate roofs; slated roofs

Schiefertafel { f }; Schieferplatte { f } | Schiefertafeln { pl }

slate | slates

Schiefheit { f }

wryness

Schiefheit { f }; Schiefe { f }

obliquity

Schieflage { f } [ übtr. ]

unbalance; difficulties

Schrägheit { f }; Schräge { f }; Schiefheit { f }

obliqueness

Stoß { m } [ phys. ] | Stöße { pl } | elastischer Stoß | plastischer Stoß | schiefer Stoß

impact | impacts | elastic impact | inelastic impact | oblique impact

Tag { m } | Tage { pl } | Tag der Abrechnung | Tag der offenen Tür | Tag der Rache | seinen großen Tag haben | einen schwarzen Tag haben | Tag, an dem alles schief geht | den ganzen Tag | den lieben langen Tag | eines Tages | unter Tage arbeiten | der größte Teil des Tages | in früheren Tagen | vier Tage hintereinander | den Tag nutzen | der Jüngste Tag [ relig. ] | Tag des jüngsten Gerichts [ relig. ]

Unfug { m }

mischief

Unfug { m }; Unheil { n }

mischief

Ungleichmäßigkeit { f }; Schiefe { f } | Ungleichmäßigkeiten { pl }

asymmetry | asymmetries

Unheil { n }

mischief

Unheilstifter { m }

mischief maker

abschrägen; schiefstellen

to slant

ansehen; anblicken | ansehend; anblickend | angesehen; angeblickt | jdn. schief ansehen

to look at | looking at | looked at | to look at sb. askance

einseitig; schief; ungleichgewichtig { adj }

lopsided

quer; schief; ärgerlich; zuwider { adj }

cross

schief

aslant

schief sein; schräg sein; sich neigen

to cant

schief sein; schräg sein

to be slope

schief

askance

schief

cockeyed

schief; schräg { adj }

skew

schief { adj } | schiefer | am schiefsten

sloping | more sloping | most sloping

schief { adj } | schiefer | am schiefsten

wry | wrier | wriest

schief; schräg

inclinated

schief { adv }

lopsidedly

schiefe Biegung { f }

oblique bending

schiefe Richtung { f }

obliqueness

schiefer Hals

wryneck

schiefer Blick

wrylook

schieferig

slaty

schiefgehen | schiefgehend | schiefgegangen

to go wrong | going wrong | gone wrong

schiefsymmetrisch [ math. ]

skew symmetric

schräg; schief; quer { adj }

oblique

schiefer Winkel

oblique angle

schiefwinklig

oblique-angled

stellte schief

slanted

verzogen; wellig; krumm; windschief { adj }

warped

windschief { adj }

crooked

windschief { adj } | windschiefer | am windschiefsten

warped | more warped | most warped

Japanese-German: JDDICT Dictionary JDDICT JP-DE Dictionary

渋面

[じゅうめん, juumen] schiefes_Gesicht, Grimasse

渋面

[じゅうめん, juumen] schiefes_Gesicht, Grimasse

筋違い

[すじちがい, sujichigai] schief, schraeg, diagonal, querlaufend

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