mischief
/ˈmɪstʃɪf/noun
उच्चारण मिस्चिफ़
शरारत; हानि
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bad behaviour (especially of children) that is annoying but does not cause any serious damage or harm; harm or damage done to somebody or something
शरारत; हानि
- get into mischief
- The twins were left alone for an hour and got into mischief.
- The little girl had a look of mischief in her eyes.
+ 2 more examples
- The boys were up to mischief again near the mango tree.
- Keep the children busy so that they stay out of mischief.
Synonyms naughtiness misbehaviour trouble harm
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mischief (uncountable)
It is normally uncountable: 'a lot of mischief', not 'mischiefs', when it means naughty behaviour.
शरारत के अर्थ में यह सामान्यतः uncountable है: 'a lot of mischief', न कि 'mischiefs'।
- The kids are full of mischief.
- She smiled with a gleam of mischief in her eyes.
get up to mischief / make mischief
'Get up to mischief' means to behave naughtily; 'make mischief' means to cause trouble on purpose, often by spreading rumours.
'Get up to mischief' का अर्थ शरारत करना है; 'make mischief' का अर्थ जानबूझकर, प्रायः अफ़वाह फैलाकर, परेशानी खड़ी करना है।
- The boys got up to mischief in the garden.
- Some people try to make mischief between neighbours.
do mischief to + person / thing
In a formal or old-fashioned sense, it means to harm or damage something.
औपचारिक या पुराने अर्थ में इसका मतलब किसी को हानि पहुँचाना या किसी चीज़ को नुकसान करना है।
- The storm did great mischief to the crops.
out of mischief / in mischief
Use 'out of' for the reason and 'in' with 'keep out of' type phrases: 'keep out of mischief'.
कारण बताने के लिए 'out of mischief' और 'keep out of mischief' जैसे phrases में 'out of' आता है।
- He hid her pen out of mischief.
- Give the children a task to keep them out of mischief.
+Collocations 4
adjective + mischief
harmlessplayfulinnocentsheerpolitical
- It was harmless mischief, and nobody was angry.
verb + mischief
get up tomakecausemeanbe up to
- What are you two up to? Some mischief, I suppose.
mischief + noun
makerstreaktwinklegleamglint
- The mischief maker spread a false rumour about the exam.
full of / with / out of mischief
full ofwith a gleam ofout ofaway fromkeep out of
- Her little brother is always full of mischief.
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- The twins' mischief included hiding the teacher's chalk.
जुड़वाँ बच्चों की शरारतों में शिक्षक का चॉक छिपा देना भी शामिल था।
- Radhika's grandmother said that idle hands are full of mischief.
राधिका की दादी कहती थीं कि खाली हाथ शरारत से भरे होते हैं।
- The monkey's mischief amused the tourists at the temple.
मंदिर में बंदर की शरारत ने पर्यटकों का मनोरंजन किया।
- A false message was sent only to make mischief.
एक झूठा संदेश केवल उपद्रव मचाने के लिए भेजा गया था।
- The festival of Holi is a time for fun and harmless mischief.
होली का त्योहार हँसी-मज़ाक और निर्दोष शरारत का समय है।
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✗ The children got up to many mischiefs in the class.
✓ The children got up to a lot of mischief in the class.
Mischief is uncountable and cannot take a plural.
'Mischief' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं बनता।
✗ He is a mischief boy.
✓ He is a mischievous boy.
To describe a person, use the adjective 'mischievous', not the noun 'mischief'.
व्यक्ति का वर्णन करने के लिए adjective 'mischievous' आता है, noun 'mischief' नहीं।
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These words are about naughty or harmful behaviour, but they differ in how serious they are.
ये शब्द शरारती या हानिकारक व्यवहार के बारे में हैं, पर इनमें गंभीरता का अंतर है।
Naughty behaviour that is annoying but usually not seriously harmful.
शरारती व्यवहार जो परेशान करता है पर प्रायः गंभीर रूप से हानिकारक नहीं होता।
- The puppy's mischief made us laugh.
A single trick played on someone for fun.
मज़े के लिए किसी के साथ किया गया एक छोटा मज़ाक या चाल।
- On April Fool's Day, he played a prank on his friend.
Deliberate damage to public or private property, which is serious and often illegal.
सार्वजनिक या निजी संपत्ति को जानबूझकर नुकसान पहुँचाना, जो गंभीर और प्रायः अवैध होता है।
- Vandalism at the station cost lakhs of rupees.
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Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Mischievous is /ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/ (three syllables, not 'mischievious').
Pronunciation अक्सर पूछा जाता है: mischievous /ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/ (तीन syllables, 'mischievious' नहीं)।