bad behaviour (especially of children) that is annoying but does not cause any serious damage or harm 淘气；恶作剧；顽皮 Those children are always getting into mischief. 那些孩子总是淘气。 I try to keep out of mischief. 我尽量不胡闹。 It's very quiet upstairs; they must be up to some mischief! 楼上很安静，他们一定在搞什么恶作剧！ Try to stay out of mischief, will you? 尽量别捣蛋，好吗？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- criminal
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the wish or tendency to behave or play in a way that causes trouble 恶意；使坏的念头 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- criminal
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harm or injury that is done to somebody or to their reputation 伤害；毁损 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- criminal
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Word Originlate Middle English (denoting misfortune or distress): from Old French meschief, from the verb meschever, from mes- ‘adversely’ + chever ‘come to an end’ (from chef ‘head’).
Idioms
do yourself a mischief
make mischief
to do or say something deliberately to upset other people, or cause trouble between them 搬弄是非；挑拨离间 Such people will do anything they can to make mischief. 这种人会不遗余力地搞破坏。