devilment
Devilish action or conductDevilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.
Meaning
5 senses(uncountable, usually)Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.
(countable, uncountable, usually)A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.
(countable, uncountable, usually)Something cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering.
(countable, uncountable, usually)Something cleverly constructed.
(countable, humorous, often, uncountable, usually)A dish which is devilled (“made piquant or spicy”); a devil; also, the elements of the dish which make it spicy, or the piquancy or spiciness of the dish.
- reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
Origin
From devil + -ment (suffix forming nouns indicating the actions or results of what is denoFrom devil + -ment (suffix forming nouns indicating the actions or results of what is denoted by the words it is attached to).
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Forms
plural: devilments| Singular | devilment |
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Synonyms
9 synonyms- reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others:mischiefmischief-makingmischievousnessdeviltrydevilryrascalityrogueryroguishness
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable