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mischief-making vs malicious mischief

malicious mischief vs mischief-making

mischief-making and malicious mischief both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mischief-making Yes No No No
malicious mischief Yes No No No
As nouns, malicious mischief is a hyponym of mischief-making; that is, malicious mischief is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mischief-making:
  • mischief-making: 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 mischief-making include blaze, hell, monkey business, hooliganism, vandalism.
mischief-making (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 mischief-making and malicious mischief

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