/
ˈmɪstʃɪf/
n.
- playful misbehaviour or troublemaking.
- harm or trouble caused by someone or something.
- Law a wrong or hardship which it is the object of a statute to remove or for which the common law affords a remedy.
Phrase
- do someone a mischief
Brit. informal injure someone.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. meschief, from meschever ‘come to an unfortunate end’.