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devilment vs malicious mischief

malicious mischief vs devilment

devilment and malicious mischief both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
devilment Yes No No No
malicious mischief Yes No No No
As nouns, malicious mischief is a hyponym of devilment; that is, malicious mischief is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than devilment:
  • devilment: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
  • malicious mischief: willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
Other hyponyms of devilment include blaze, hell, monkey business, hooliganism, vandalism.
devilment (noun) malicious mischief (noun)
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
Difference between devilment and malicious mischief

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