mischief vs mischief-making

mischief and mischief-making both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mischief	Yes	No	No	No
mischief-making	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mischief and mischief-making are synonyms defined as:

mischief and mischief-making: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

Other synonyms of mischief include devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan.

mischief (noun)	mischief-making (noun)
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others	reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
the quality or nature of being harmful or evil