/mis"chif/ , n.
1. conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance.
2. a tendency or disposition to tease, vex, or annoy.
3. a vexatious or annoying action.
4. harm or trouble, esp. as a result of an agent or cause.
5. an injury or evil caused by a person or other agent or cause.
6. a cause or source of harm, evil, or annoyance.
7. the devil.
[ 1250-1300; ME meschef meschever to end badly, come to grief. See MIS- 1 , ACHIEVE ]
Syn. 4. hurt. See damage .