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mischievousness vs misbehavior

misbehavior vs mischievousness

mischievousness and misbehavior both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mischievousness Yes No No No
misbehavior Yes No No No
As nouns, misbehavior is a hypernym of mischievousness; that is, misbehavior is a word with a broader meaning than mischievousness:
  • mischievousness: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
  • misbehavior: improper or wicked or immoral behavior
Other hypernyms of mischievousness include misbehaviour, misdeed.
mischievousness (noun) misbehavior (noun)
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others improper or wicked or immoral behavior
an attribute of mischievous children
the trait of behaving like an imp
Difference between mischievousness and misbehavior

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