mischief vs evil

mischief and evil both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mischief	Yes	No	No	No
evil	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, evil is a hypernym of mischief; that is, evil is a word with a broader meaning than mischief:

Other hypernyms of mischief include evilness.

mischief (noun)	evil (noun)
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others	morally objectionable behavior
the quality or nature of being harmful or evil	the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice

mischief (adjective)	evil (adjective)
	morally bad or wrong
	having or exerting a malignant influence
	having the nature of vice