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What does mischief mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word mischief? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. Petty annoyance:
    1. (uncountable) Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.
    2. (uncountable) Inclination to cause annoyance or trouble.
    3. (countable) An annoying action.
  2. (archaic) Harm or injury:
    1. (uncountable) Harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause.
    2. (countable) An injury or an instance of harm or trouble caused by a person or other agent or cause.
  3. (archaic) Cause or agent of annoyance, harm, or injury:
    1. (countable) A cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury,
  4. (collective) A group or a pack of rats.
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If these are not mischief enough to affright thee, I know not what thou art.
Besides their potential role in identity theft and unauthorized purchases, the key cards can get up to other mischief.
I turned the photograph and looked at it, as though it might have changed through some process of mischief or alchemy.
Parents can rest assured that any child who logs on to this site will be out of mischief for at least an hour.
In my teens I grew adept at the tricky art of getting into mischief without getting into trouble.
At the film's climax, the malefic priest responsible for all this mischief sets his sights on the last woman in Hong Kong.

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