Definition of Mischief

playful wrongdoing or troublemaking

Examples of Mischief in a sentence

The teacher would not put up with any more mischief, which is why he started assigning detentions.  🔊

There is a difference between juvenile mischief and all-out vandalism.  🔊

He was warned to stop his mischief or pay the consequences.  🔊

Criminal mischief occurs when people take their pranks a little too far.  🔊

He would never admit to his children how much mischief he was involved in as a child.  🔊

The children would always get into mischief if they were left unattended.  🔊

Hanging out with the wrong crowd, she was constantly getting involved in mischief.  🔊

The young gang was known to get involved in harmless mischief.  🔊

Little boys are more prone to mischief than girls, but girls can be downright cruel.  🔊

A little mischief is to be expected from growing children.  🔊

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