mischiefs
Acts of misbehavior
Mischiefs is the plural of mischief, referring to multiple instances of playful troublemaking or minor wrongdoing: The children's mischiefs kept their parents busy.
In legal or formal contexts, it can mean acts of damage or harm: various mischiefs against property.
Unusually, mischiefs also names a group of mice or rats—their collective noun.
Mischievous or deceitful behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- tricksDeceptive acts or techniques
- capersPranks or tangy buds
hoaxes · jokes · gags · stunts · hijinks · monkeyshines · escapades · buffoonery
Refusal to follow orders
- rebelliousnessTendency toward defiant resistance
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- naughtinessMinor improper conduct
- waywardnessStubborn resistance to guidance
unruliness · willfulness · contrariness · recalcitrance · incorrigibility · defiance · obstinacy · misbehavior
Willful property damage
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- disorderAbsence of organization
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
damage · havoc · harm · sabotage · interference · tampering · troublemaking · agitation
Cunning in manner
- craftinessShrewd, devious cleverness
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
- wilinessShrewd deceptive cleverness
deviousness · trickery · scheming · artfulness · foxiness · shrewdness · sneakiness · conniving
Tiny folklore troublemakers
- spritesTiny supernatural beings
- impsMinor demons or rascals
- goblinsMalicious mythical creatures
- trickstersThose who mislead deliberately
leprechauns · brownies · gremlins · poltergeists · fairies · kobolds · pucks · elves
Lighthearted playful movement
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- gambolPlayful leaping about
- frolickingLighthearted energetic movement
- rompingPlaying with energetic movement
cavorting · capering · rollicking · sportiveness · merrymaking · fun · games · teasing
shenanigans
Mischievous or deceitful behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- tricksDeceptive acts or techniques
capers · hoaxes · jokes · gags · stunts · hijinks · monkeyshines · escapades · buffoonery · jests
disobedience
Refusal to follow orders
- rebelliousnessTendency toward defiant resistance
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- naughtinessMinor improper conduct
waywardness · unruliness · willfulness · contrariness · recalcitrance · incorrigibility · defiance · obstinacy · misbehavior · misconduct
vandalism
Willful property damage
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- disorderAbsence of organization
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
chaos · damage · havoc · harm · sabotage · interference · tampering · troublemaking · agitation · hooliganism
slyness
Cunning in manner
- craftinessShrewd, devious cleverness
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
wiliness · deviousness · trickery · scheming · artfulness · foxiness · shrewdness · sneakiness · conniving · machinations
pixies
Tiny folklore troublemakers
tricksters · leprechauns · brownies · gremlins · poltergeists · fairies · kobolds · pucks · elves · changelings
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- gambolPlayful leaping about
- frolickingLighthearted energetic movement
romping · cavorting · capering · rollicking · sportiveness · merrymaking · fun · games · teasing · joshing
mischiefsgood deeds
Helpful, moral actions
kindnesses · benefits · blessings · helpfulness · perks
mischiefsfelonies
Serious punishable offenses
crimes · atrocities · capital offenses · outrages · enormities
mischiefsvirtues
Positive moral traits
good behavior · good deeds · propriety · decorum · obedience
- making mischief
- criminal mischiefIntentional property damage offense
- mischief managedWrongdoing successfully completed
- malicious mischiefIntentional property destruction
- Mischief NightAnnual pranking tradition before Halloween