mischief
noun/ˈmɪstʃɪf/
Frequency rank: #8,975 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
playful behavior that causes trouble or minor harm
Example sentence
The children got into mischief by painting the cat with watercolors.
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