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Malicious mischief   /məlˈɪʃəs mˈɪstʃəf/   Listen
Malicious mischief

noun
1.
Willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others.  Synonyms: hooliganism, vandalism.






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"Malicious mischief" Quotes from Famous Books



... across the country to Violet Town, where for the night we had to stay at an Inn. We had a taste of what Australian life really was, when the land was being broken in. A company of wild and reckless men were carousing there at the time, and our arrival was the signal for an outbreak of malicious mischief. A powerful fellow, who turned out to be a young Medical, rushed upon me as I left the conveyance, seized me by the throat, and shook me roughly, shouting, "A parson! a parson! I ...
— The Story of John G. Paton - Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals • James Paton



Words linked to "Malicious mischief" :   vandalism, devilment, devilry, roguishness, deviltry, destruction, mischief, roguery, devastation, mischief-making, rascality, shenanigan, mischievousness



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