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DEVILMENT

• DEVILMENT (noun)
The noun DEVILMENT has 1 sense:

1. reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

Familiarity information: DEVILMENT used as a noun is very rare.

• DEVILMENT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

devilment; roguery; shenanigan; mischief-making; mischief; deviltry; devilry; roguishness; rascality; mischievousness

Hypernyms ("devilment" is a kind of...):

misbehavior; misbehaviour; misdeed (improper or wicked or immoral behavior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "devilment"):

blaze; hell (noisy and unrestrained mischief)

monkey business (mischievous or deceitful behavior)

hooliganism; malicious mischief; vandalism (willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others)

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
(English proverb)
"Complete idiot who can keep silent, to a wise man is similar"
(Breton proverb)
"Fortune visits only once."
(Armenian proverb)
"No money, no Swiss."
(Dutch proverb)

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