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MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does malicious mischief mean?
• MALICIOUS MISCHIEF (noun)
The noun MALICIOUS MISCHIEF has 1 sense:
1. willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
Familiarity information: MALICIOUS MISCHIEF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
hooliganism; malicious mischief; vandalism
Hypernyms ("malicious mischief" is a kind of...):
destruction; devastation (the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists)
devilment; devilry; deviltry; mischief; mischief-making; mischievousness; rascality; roguery; roguishness; shenanigan (reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others)
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