devilment vs misdeed

devilment and misdeed both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
devilment	Yes	No	No	No
misdeed	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, misdeed is a hypernym of devilment; that is, misdeed is a word with a broader meaning than devilment:

devilment: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
misdeed: improper or wicked or immoral behavior

Other hypernyms of devilment include misbehavior, misbehaviour.

devilment (noun)	misdeed (noun)
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others	improper or wicked or immoral behavior