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mis·chief (mĭśchĭf)

[Middle English mischef, from Old French meschief, misfortune, from meschever, to end badly, mes-, badly; see mis–1, + chever, to happen, come to an end (from Vulgar Latin* capāre, to come to a head) (from * capum, head) (from Latin caput; see kaput-).]

noun 

  1. Behavior that causes discomfiture or annoyance in another.
  2. An inclination or tendency to play pranks or cause embarrassment.
  3. One that causes minor trouble or disturbance: The child was a mischief in school.
  4. Damage, destruction, or injury caused by a specific person or thing: The broken window was the mischief of vandals.
  5. The state or quality of being mischievous.